July 26, 2012 - The Colchester Sun
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July 26, 2012 - The Colchester Sun
The Colchester Sun WWW.COLCHESTERSUN.COM JULY 26, 2012 ECRWSS Car Rt. Sort U.S. Postage Paid Permit No. 266 Burlington, VT 05401 Postal Patron VOL. 11 No. 30 Costco moves forward with gas pump proposal By KELLY MARCH The Colchester Sun Costco’s proposal to install gas pumps at its Colchester location was slated to receive written approval by the town’s Development Review Board on July 25, after receiving a draft motion of approval in June. The wholesale company has begun the state permitting process for the project with an anticipated August hearing, according to Colchester’s zoning and planning director Sarah Hadd. The proposed project would bring the Mountain View Drive store into line with newer Costco outlets by enabling the store to install six gas pumps, each with two fuel lines, in the main parking lot northwest of the store. The project would also include construction of a small controller building and three underground fuel tanks that would store 30,000 gallons of gas. This is the second time the company has sought approval for this project. In the original application filed in 2007, the company sought to enlarge the 125,000-square-foot outlet by about 15,000 square-feet in addition to installing gas pumps. The town approved a permit for the expansion in 2009, but Costco decided to withdraw its effort to add gas pumps amid opposition from competing businesses who sited traffic and environmental concerns, as well as concern for the welfare of local businesses. In a letter to Senator Bernie Sander dated July 16, Joe Portera, Costco’s Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer in the Eastern and Canadian divisions, attributed these appeals to fear of competition. “We can discern no legitimate reason for these appeals, and believe that they are really an attempt to use the land use process to stifle competition for gas sales,” Portera wrote. “We intend to vigorously pursue our rights in court, and we are confident that we eventually will prevail.” Portera’s letter to Sanders came as a response to the results of a study conducted by a leading fuel price research firm that he publicized on July 13, which revealed that local gasoline profit margins in June were double the national average. “I am concerned that for a long time now gas prices in Chittenden, Franklin, Grand Isle and Lamoille counties have been substantially higher than in the rest of the state of Vermont and in the nation,” Sanders said. “I believe that has a lot to do with the non-competitive market in which a few companies are able to dictate prices.” Portera’s letter revealed that Costco’s analysis of gasoline prices in the Colchester –See COSTCO on page 3 White on board School board chooses new member from talented pool of applicants By JASON STARR The Colchester Sun Bayside Concert Series kicks off Spectators look on as the Colchester Community Band plays at Bayside Park in Colchester during the Summer Concert Series kick-off on Saturday. The series will run on Thursdays at 7 p.m. through Aug. 9. See more photos on page 16. Photo by Monica Donovan ‘It’s horrible’ Planners consider ways to improve bike commuting along Route 15 By JASON STARR The Colchester Sun So much of creating biking and pedestrian facilities through Chittenden County’s ROUTE 15 roadways is a retrofit, and BIKE/PEDESTRIAN none more so than on Route 15 OPTIONS MEETING through Essex and Colchester. When: 7 p.m. Monday Squeezing a biking/ Where: Pomerleau Alumni walking path along a Center at St. Michael’s roadway already lined full with businesses, homes, St. Michael’s College and sections of the Winooski River is something that’s been the subject of two studies since 1997 and is about to get another look — this time as part of the “Circ Alternatives” process. Last year, Gov. Shumlin redirected state resources away from the long-planned Circumferential Highway and toward smaller, more local projects as a way to improve Chittenden County’s traffic congestion. A group of citizens, county planners and selectboard members from Essex, Colchester and Williston were appointed as the “Circ Task Force” to choose projects to pursue in lieu of the Circ. Creating a safe corridor for bike commuters and pedestrians along Route 15 was seen as a key piece in achieving the congestion-reducing goals of the original Circ. Planner Jim Donovan, who worked on Route 15 bike corridor studies in 1997 and 2003, has been contracted by the Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission to renew the planning effort. He has identified four options for a Route 15 bike corridor — a mish-mash of solutions that include putting bike lanes on the road, building a new path on the north or south side of the road, building a new path with sections going behind the businesses and homes that line the road, and/or installing curbseparated bike lanes on the road similar to those employed in many European cities. –See BIKE on page 3 From a pool of six qualified applicants, the Colchester School Board last week chose 14-year Colchester resident, former Army soldier and current Seventh Generation information technology director Lincoln White to fill a vacant board seat. The seat came open when Steve Cormier resigned in June to pursue a job opportunity in Brattleboro. White will fill the role until Town Meeting Day next March, when he plans to run to retain his seat through election. New school board member Lincoln White interviews last Tuesday in the Colchester High School library. Photo by Jason Starr White, 40, a native of Ohio who also teaches accounting as an adjunct professor at Champlain College, won the board’s approval after an open and simultaneous interview of the six candidates during last Tuesday’s board meeting. White praised the –See WHITE on page 2 East Road intersection to be closed three months for improvements To save time and money, the Town of Colchester decided last week to close the intersection of Depot Road and East Road during a three-month window starting the first week of August to lower the rise there and improve sight distances. The intersection has been the site of roughly three dozen car accidents over the past 15 years, according to Colchester Director of Public Works Bryan Osborne. Lowering the rise by 4 feet has been a goal of the department for several years. After opening bids and choosing Ormond Bushey and Sons of Essex Junction to do the work last Tuesday, Osborne decided against keeping the intersection open during the reconstruction. Closing it will allow crews to wrap up the project by the end of October and reduce the overall cost of the project by $120,000, Osborne said. It also reduces risk to motorists and workers. The exact date of the closure had not been determined as of press time. The closure will necessitate three months of detours, including use of a private connection from Depot Road to Route 2A through Nokian Tyre, which Osborne explained in a press release: “For those property owners in Colchester east of the intersection, access to Route 2A shall be through Nokian Tyre, which can be accessed from the eastern end of Depot Road. For those property owners north of the intersection, Austin House and Middle Road will be used to access Route 2A. Guidance signs will be erected prior to construction. Additional attention shall be provided to Austin House and Middle Road during construction to manage dust control, grading and speed as required. Regional traffic from northern communities are being directed to, and encouraged to use Route 7.” The cost of the project will total $448,000, with $188,000 coming from Colchester and $260,000 coming from nonlocal funding such as state grants, Osborne reported. The project coincides with Essex’s closure and reinforcement of the Gentes Road bridge, which began earlier this month. The bridge will remain closed through midOctober. Osborne and Essex Public Works administrators have been coordinating detours for the past six months in anticipation of the two projects, as both locations affect access to Route 2A. — Jason Starr Former Claussen’s building burned in training Colchester’s firefighters got all they could out of the former Claussen’s flower and greenhouse building near the corner of Blakely and Severance roads until they burned it down in a final training exercise Sunday. Since Claussen’s consolidated operations into its Main Street location and closed the Severance Road spot in 2009, local firefighters have been invited to use the building as a firefighting training grounds. Because the building lay within Colchester’s growth center at Severance Corners that is slated for residential and commercial development, the question was always when rather than if the structure would come down. Sunday’s complete burn was a rare opportunity to set and observe a complete structure fire. Thirty firefighters from Winooski and Colchester participated. “You get an opportunity to see how a fire really reacts as it builds up,” said Colchester Center Fire Chief Mike Chmielewski. “And you get to experience the heat you wouldn’t normally get, so when you go into a real fire, you are accustomed to that.” The time was right to take the building down because Firefighters prepare to burn the old Claussen’s location on Severance Road in a training exercise Sunday. –See CLAUSSEN’S on page 2 Photo by John Meyers 2012 Ford Focus SE Sedan 169*/ MONTH 24 LEASE $ Now Saturday FORD SERVICE 8AM-Noon ST#K2730 *WITH $2,500 CASH AND/OR TRADE EQUITY, STATE & DOC FEES EXTRA; 21,000 MILES FOR 2-YEAR TERM - TOTAL OF PAYMENTS $4,050; LEV OF $13,760, SUBJECT TO CREDIT APPROVAL FROM FMCC 2 Franklin Park West | St. Albans, VT 2 The Colchester Sun | Thursday, July 26, 2012 Q&A with Jennifer Gennari author of “My Mixed-Up Berry Blue Summer” www.jengennari.com Jen Gennari was sure of two things growing up: she loved to write and she loved pie. Today the same is true. After many drafts, revisions and rejections, Gennari’s book “My Mixed-Up Berry Blue Summer” was published by Houghton Mifflin Books for Children in May. Gennari was born in Charlottesville, Va., and spent most of her childhood in Newton, Mass. — a town just outside of Boston. She and her family moved to Colchester when she was 15. “My parents have lived in Colchester since 1979,” Gennari explained, “and even though I left for college in 1982, I consider Vermont my home state.” Gennari graduated from Vassar College in 1986 with a degree in English. She continued on to the University of Virginia to earn her M.A. in Communications in 1990 and then earned an M.F.A. in 2006 from the Vermont College of Fine Arts. Genarri and her three daughters moved to California in 1999, where she still resides, and works in the marketing department of Nelson/Nygaard — a transportation planning firm with offices in San Francisco, Boston, Seattle and Vermont. Genarri recently shared the experience of writing her book and career as an author. Q: When did you start writing books? A: I’ve wanted to be a writer since I was very young! I was the kid who checked out 10 books at a time from the library and always kept a journal. In fact, I tied for first place in a Burlington Free Press Christmas short story contest when I was 15. I thought that was it — I’d be an author without even trying. By the time I had my daughters (now ages 20, 18, and 16), I had written many picture books. I revised and Jennifer Gennari edited and sent them out. Yet when we moved to California in 1999, I had only a file folder full of rejections. Then, I joined CLAUSSEN’S from page 1 critique groups, attended conferences, and continued to read and write — poetry, short stories and the first draft of “My Mixed-Up Berry Blue Summer.” Attending Vermont College of Fine Arts was a turning point for me. I really understood the craft of writing from dialogue to plotting to characters. It still took four more years before it was accepted at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Q: What inspired “My WHITE of growing issues with vandalism and mold, Chmielewski said. Local firefighters don’t currently have another abandoned building available to provide the same type of training. “We had a lot of awesome training on it,” Chmielewski said. “It was really great.” — Jason Starr The front entrance of the old Claussen’s location on Severance Road is consumed by flames in a firefighter training exercise Sunday. Photo by John Meyers Homegrown Now in Season PICKCARD YOUR OWN GIFT SPECIAL BLUEBERRIES FREE Spring Plants Open coupon with giftDaily card purchase. It’s Peak Season for Thru May 12th Blueberry Picking Bring this ad and pick PANSIES a Free pound when ON SALE! $16.99 ea. you buy five Full trays only. from page 1 education his three children have received in Colchester’s schools and stressed the importance family plays in education. He said his children – a 2010 graduate of Colchester High School, a CHS freshman and a seventhgrader at Colchester Middle School – are independent enough now that he feels able to commit the time it takes to serve on the board. “Our family has just reaped incredible benefits from the Colchester schools,” he said. “I’d be honored to be a part of the leadership team. He added: “You make it a priority and you block out the time. I will probably have a little less time for playing tennis and going for bike rides to focus on this hard and important work.” At the meeting, board members explained that their most pressing challenge is planning and garnering community support for upgrades to the Colchester High School building. White, who starts on the board at the realtor Sweet Corn, Cucumbers, Summer & Zucchini Squash, Beans, Green Peppers, Potatoes, Cabbage, Grape Tomatoes, Eggplant, Bulk Pickling Cucumbers & more john abry ecobroker e-pro Mixed-Up Berry Blue Summer?” A: In 2002, when my daughters were in elementary school, I served on a curriculum committee that approved “That’s a Family,” a wonderful video designed to reduce bullying. The video shows many different kinds of families, including those with two moms and two dads. Unfortunately, a small faction spoke out against the video. At a community workshop, a young teenager with two dads volunteered to be the human face of her type of family, and then she was bullied by a grown-up. That moment became the emotional core of the novel, and I began the task of crafting a story. That’s when I created June, a girl who is adjusting to her new family. I set the story in Vermont because I know it well and because it was the first state to approve civil unions. For many readers, the gender of June’s new stepparent doesn’t matter — what rings true is that awkward getting-to-knowa-new-adult feeling that is sometimes good, sometimes bad. Q: What do you hope readers learn from the story? A: June’s story doesn’t have a lesson. “My MixedUp Berry Blue Summer” captures, I hope, a moment in Vermont’s history and what the landmark passage of the civil union bill meant to one imaginary 12-yearold and her family. Q: Do you have any other books in the works? A: I do, and the only thing I’ll say is that it is definitely for young people. I think kids can see the terrible truths about the world and they want to change what’s wrong—and I think reading and writing stories about young people who do what’s right is very powerful. Q: You read your new novel in Shelburne and in Montpelier in mid-July. How often do you visit Vermont? A: I return every summer — sometimes for one week, sometimes two. I never miss a chance to jump into Lake Champlain! Q: What is your favorite pie to make/eat? A: Somehow, pie tastes better when you pick your own fruit. Just last week we found wild blueberries at the top of Camel’s Hump — a sweet reward after a long hike but not enough for pie. Like June, I like surprising fruit combinations — applecherry-plum, for example, and of course strawberryblueberry-blackberry. I hope June inspires a batch of new pie-makers! Aug. 7 meeting, said that’s where his focus will start. “We have to plan that out well and communicate that well to the community,” he said. “I think I can be of value in that process.” White has no public board experience but has served as a member of the Our Lady of Grace Church board and is president of his homeowners’ association. He moved to Vermont when his service in the Army ended, originally taking a job with Green Mountain Power, then moving on to MyWebGrocer and Vermont Gas in information technology director positions. School board members said they were happy to have a talented pool of applicants from which to choose. In addition to White, applicants included Patricia Hulbert, Mary Goodridge Miller, Craig Kieny, Jeffrey Callane and Christian Mock. “I knew this was going to be tough,” board member Dick Pecor said while interviewing the candidates. “I didn’t know it would be this tough. I wish we could expand the board tonight and take each one of you because that’s the kind of talent I think we have in front of us.” The interviews touched on technology integration – the use of computers in the classroom – as well as the No Child Left Behind federal education law that set up penalties for schools that do not make yearly progress on standardized tests. On the former, White cautioned that computers can become “a crutch” for students and said that learning best happens in a classroom environment of to face-to-face interaction. On the latter, he said he was initially a supporter of No Child Left Behind, but has come to the opinion that the law’s reliance on standardized tests stifles innovative teaching approaches. The interview with the board also touched on building community support for annual school budgets — a topic that remains at the forefront of the board’s work. “I have experience as a taxpayer,” White said. “I know spending has to be sustainable and make sense to the community.” cdpe remax north professionals — Susan Bondaryk and Elsie Lynn colchestervermonthomes.com 861.3278 john@802agent.com 25% OFF TASTE OF VERMONT DAY ALL SEEDS Saturday, August 4th, It’s time to plant Onion sets, seed potatoes, 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. strawberry & Sample some of asparagus roots FRESH EVERYDAY Vermont’s Finest Foods FROM OUR SOMETHING while listening to BAKERY Scott Brown & Apple Cider Donuts, Fruitour Pies,bakery: Cream Pies, Pies, From the Dirt Road Band SWEET Cookies, Cakes, Pastries & More! Pastries & Cookies MAZZA FARMS BLUEBERRY SOCIAL WEDNESDAY is Senior Citizen Discount Day - 3 p.m. Sunday, August 12th, Noon Everything Blueberry! 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Donovan revealed. “The person believed to have committed the murders is in custody in another state and will remain in custody,” added Tristram Coffin, Vermont’s U.S. Attorney. “No charges have yet been brought against this person for the Curriers’ murders, but charges are anticipated.” The Curriers were last seen on June 8, 2011. Lorraine Currier, then 55, worked at Fletcher Allen Health Care in Burlington and her husband, Bill Currier, then 50, worked under contract for the University of Vermont. According to police reports, family members of the Currier’s asked the Essex Police Department to check on them on June 9, as neither had appeared for work and their home phone was not being answered or accepting messages. The Essex Police Department went to their residence, located at 8 Colbert Street, and found that all of the doors were locked. During that time, a responding officer noticed that there was no car in the garage and that the glass portion of the door leading from “The evidence now establishes that, on the night of June 8 to June 9, Bill and Lorraine were abducted from their home and murdered by the person who abducted them.” Chittenden County State's Attorney T.J. Donovan BIKE from page 1 Donovan and the CCRPC will present the options for public consideration at a public meeting Monday at the Pomerleau Alumni Center near the intersection of Route 15 and Lime Kiln Road. Citizen comments will be encouraged. The meeting begins at 7 p.m. “The Circ Task Force was looking at alternatives to get people to use other modes besides cars to relieve congestions,” said CCPRC Senior Transportation Planner Christine Forde. “Route 15 is an important commuter corridor that is very unfriendly to bikes at this time.” Donovan knows this first-hand. A resident of Charlotte, he commuted by bike for six years along Route 15 during the warmer months when he was employed by the engineering firm Lamoureux & Dickinson, located off Susie Wilson Road in Essex. “It’s horrible,” he said. “It’s OK for walkers, although the sidewalks are variable. But for bicyclists, it’s horrible … I would ride on the road, or the sidewalk when I didn’t feel comfortable on the road. The sidewalk was unsafe, but the road was worse.” That was in the 2000s. Not much has changed. The new study will focus on the section of Route 15 from the West COSTCO from page 1 area for the past two years found that Costco could have offered regular gasoline at an average of $0.19/gallon cheaper than the local average, and suggested that this could have driven down competing prices. “When Costco opens a gas station, average gasoline prices in the area generally fall, and prices at stations charging the highest prices tend to fall the most,” he contended. the garage to kitchen had been shattered. After calling additional officers to the residence, a lieutenant entered the garage through a window and proceeded into the Currier’s home. While there were no signs of struggle within the residence, the police found evidence that suggested foul play: a phone line running into the south side of the Currier home had be severed; a .38 caliber gun was missing from the home; Lorraine’s cardiac medications, glasses and contact lenses and William’s diabetes medications were still in the residence; and their bird cages had been covered, which they did at night. Their car was found two days later in the parking lot of an apartment building less than a mile from their home. About a month later, a tip from a federal investigation in another state led authorities to search a location on Route 15 in Essex Junction. Information obtained during that time led to an additional search of a targeted portion of the Casella Coventry Landfill in Coventry, Vermont. Over the last 11 weeks, the landfill was searched in an effort Daniel Rachek, head of the local FBI department, described as the largest search in Vermont history. According to Rachek, the investigation, which cost over seven figures, was lead by specialized teams of the FBI and supported by the Essex and Vermont State Police Departments. Over 175 FBI officers provided assistance in excavating and searching through 10,000 tons of trash from the landfill. The evidence uncovered during this search revealed that the Curriers were murdered shortly after being abducted, presumably by the unnamed suspect in custody who has no known connection to the couple. “Their murders were a random act of violence that occurred in our community,” said Chittenden County State’s Attorney T.J. Donovan. “There is nothing the Curriers did in their personal lives that contributed to their deaths.” While the search has now been concluded and the murders corroborated, the physical remains of the Curriers were not recovered. The authorities would not reveal what evidence recovered at the site led to the “Route 15 is an important commuter corridor that is very unfriendly to bikes at this time.” Christine Forde CCPRC senior transportation planner Street Extension in Essex to Interstate 89 at Exit 15 near the Colchester/Winooski town line. “I see it as a really important route because it’s a big connection into Winooski and downtown Burlington from Essex,” Donovan said, also noting the connection Route 15 provides from the east end of Colchester and the St. Mike’s and UVM student housing at Fort Ethan Allen. “Bike commuting is on the rise, so it is getting more important.” The CCRPC’s regional bike/pedestrian plan updated about five years ago identifies Route 15 as a high-priority corridor. The Circ Alternatives process has already yielded state transportation funding that would otherwise have gone to the Circ for projects set for construction next summer. They include the Sunset Drive-In Theatre Chittenden County State’s Attorney T.J. Donovan reads from a prepared statement during a press conference at the Federal Building in downtown Burlington last Friday, where it was announced that William and Lorraine Currier were abducted from their Essex home and murdered in a random act of violence in June 2011. Photo by Kelly March confirmation of the murder. Authorities also refused to divulge the name of the suspect, why and where the suspect is being held in custody, and how the suspect was linked to the Currier case. Without divulging specifics, Donovan, Coffin and Essex Police Chief Brad Larose confirmed that this information was being withheld to avoid compromising the investigation and vowed that the public will understand why when additional information is released. “Please be patient with us,” LaRose said. “We are doing the right thing and trying to bring about justice. Rest assured that when the appropriate time comes, we will share this information.” After the conference, WCAX released a story attributed to unnamed sources that identified the suspect as Israel Keyes, a 34-year-old man currently being held in Alaska Crescent Connector bypass road around Five Corners in Essex Junction, a complete rebuild of the Interstate 89 Exit 16 interchange in Colchester and work on the Route 289/Route 2A intersection near the Colchester/Essex town line. The Route 15 bike for a different crime. Donovan, LaRose and Coffin each declined to address or corroborate the facts released in that report as of Friday afternoon. While the Currier family did not attend the press conference, they prepared a statement that Donovan read in which they thanked family, friends, neighbors, coworkers and community members for their ongoing support. While the family has not yet planned a public memorial service, they asked that those thinking of the Curriers respond to this random act of violence with random acts of kindness in their names. Federal investigation into this case is continuing, with assistance from the Essex and Vermont State Police. “The State of Vermont will maintain involvement in this investigation until the person responsible is held accountable for Bill and Lorraine Currier’s death,” Donovan concluded. path project is on track for funding in the second wave of Circ Alternative projects, expected to be included in next year’s state transportation bill. According to Forde, other second wave projects currently being engineered are the intersection of Prim Road and West Lakeshore Drive in Colchester, the intersection of Blakely Road and Laker Lane (the Colchester High School access road) and pedestrian improvements from Post Office Square in Essex Junction to Five Corners along Route 15. Any PizzA. Any Crust. 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That’s what that his scoutmaster a lot of people think. Indeed, that is what the Boy Scouts think. has been expelled An older child might from the Boy Scouts figure out, also, that the Boy Scouts suspect that the gay scoutmaster has been for being gay, he is influencing the children in led, inevitably, to think his charge in some improper way — or doing something worse. Otherwise, he would that there must be not have been asked to leave. something wrong with This is harder for a scout to understand since it is very being gay. Of course. likely he has not noticed anything the scoutmaster That’s what anyone might have done wrong. He might have grown fond of the scoutmaster and feels foolish would conclude. now, and maybe angry. Certainly, the That’s what a lot of scoutmaster will not have people think. Indeed, educated the children he led to a homosexual way that is what the Boy of life. Such things are not learned in a classroom or out of a book or by Scouts think. someone setting the wrong sort of example. The effect, therefore, of this policy of expelling homosexuals is to suggest to everyone in the troop that homosexuals are bad in some fundamental way, and that they are likely to do something wrong, particularly to children. And that is what some people truly believe. Of course, it is devastating for a kid who feels he may be gay to learn that he is scorned and may someday be an outcast. But it is not good for the straight kids either. They have been taught to judge people incorrectly: by who they are rather than by what they do. It becomes easy for them, therefore, to judge other people by their religion, or color, or by some aspect of their appearance. I have been talking to some kids in their teens about this policy. Both those who think they may be gay and those who think they are straight tend to see this policy the same way: — It elevates the matter of sex (sexual orientation) above all other things. Suppose the scoutmaster was a good teacher, and kind, and fun to be with. Aren’t those things important? — It permits people to decide who is good or bad without really knowing much about that person. It is not fair. — It makes all of the kids worry about being gay, or turning into someone who is gay, or, simply, being taken for being gay. Some of the kids will forget all about this, but some will not. The kids who think they may be gay may be affected seriously, perhaps permanently. How does that type of intolerance fit in a group whose mission is to “prepare young people to make ethical moral choices”? Dr. Fredric Neuman is the Director of the Anxiety and Phobia Center at White Plains Hospital in White Plains, N.Y., and blogs for Psychology Today. He can be contacted at www. fredricneumanmd.com. 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Last Tuesday night saw arguably the most severe weather of the summer overtake Colchester and Chittenden County, bringing down this tree at the east end of the Fort Ethan Allen parade grounds. The following day, public works crews pieced and removed the tree. Photo by Christine Saracco Perspectives Smart meters, smart grid and smart consumers By DEB MARKOWITZ only when the wind is blowing.) For this reason, smart meters and the smart grid A postcard arrived in the mail the are essential if we are to meet our goal other day from my power company to let to increase the percentage of renewable me know that a smart meter was going energy to 90 percent by 2050 as called for to be installed soon at my home. I can’t in the 2011 Comprehensive Energy Plan. wait! With a smart meter we'll be able to Smart meters will also let our utilities track our electricity use more accurately adjust their pricing to discourage energy (particularly important with a house full use during the peak periods of the day, of teenagers) and help us save money. and reduce it during non-peak so that we But what really excites me and other will be more efficient in how and when environmentalists about the smart meter we use the energy we produce. Vermont is a rural state, so it is not is that it is the technological innovation needed to enable us to integrate more surprising that over half our greenhouse renewable energy into our system and gas emissions — the pollution that reduce our contributions to global contributes to global warming — comes from cars and trucks. A promising solution warming. Smart meters will help our utilities is transitioning to electric vehicles. create a smart grid. The smart grid uses Indeed, electric cars (battery only or plugwireless meters, and computer technology in hybrid) are available now from several to allow utilities to see how much major manufacturers, and as production and where energy is being consumed. ramps up, technology improves and prices Electric utilities need this information to come down they will become a viable integrate renewable energy sources into option for regular households shopping the existing electrical grid structure since for their next vehicle. In order to manage most are intermittent (i.e. solar works best this new demand for energy without on sunny days, wind energy is produced resorting to building more power plants, the tools must be in place to ensure that most charging occurs during non-peak periods. That is why those of us who are working on creating an electric vehicle network across the northeast see smart meters as an important first step. Let’s think about the future possibilities that come with smart meters. You may have already seen commercials showing the fully web-connected smart home, with appliances and lighting that talk to both the electric grid and your cell phone. This technology is coming and promises to revolutionize the way individual households manage their energy use, providing more convenience and more opportunities to save money as well. Of course, smart meters and a smart grid won't save us money and reduce our carbon emissions alone. Indeed, the most important part of the equation is the smart consumer. I'm planning on being one of the smart consumers. How about you? Deb Markowitz is the Secretary of the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources. Citizen questions for Vermont office-seekers By JOHN MCCLAUGHRY The candidates have filed and the campaign season in full swing heading into the primaries Aug. 28 and the general election Nov. 6. Now is a good time for citizens to start thinking about putting serious questions to candidates for the Vermont Legislature. Here are ten useful questions to pose to those seeking public office in 2012. 1. The Vermont income tax now has a top bracket of 8.95 percent, applied on taxable incomes in excess of $336,550. To what higher level, if any, would you vote to increase that rate in an effort to raise more revenues from the wealthy? 2. The present Legislature enacted Green Mountain Care, a single payer universal access health care system, where private health insurance and premiums are abolished, all Vermonters are entitled to the benefits of a government-designed taxpayerfinanced health insurance plan, and the state compensates all health care providers out of such tax dollars as may be available for that purpose. Do you support creation of such a system? If so, which tax or taxes would you vote to raise to finance it? 3. To combat “climate change,” the 2006 Legislature committed to requiring Vermonters to reduce their emissions of carbon dioxide to 50 percent below the level prevailing in 1990, by the year 2028 (Act 168). Will you vote to authorize the regulations and energy taxes necessary to achieve this very large reduction? Or will you vote to repeal this Act? 4. The 2012 Legislature and governor agreed to reduce the annual General Fund contribution to the Education Fund by $27.5 million. With school budgets rising, they made up the shortfall by raising both residential and nonresidential school property tax rates. Will you vote to make the full contribution, and (hopefully) reverse the property tax rate increases? 5. It is increasingly proposed in Montpelier to rein in public education spending by having the state require higher pupilteacher ratios, impose caps on increases in local school district spending, and require district consolidation. Will you support any of those proposals? 6. Will you vote to preserve existing parental choice in education, and extend it through any or all of public school choice, charter schools, virtual schools, or vouchers for use in any approved independent education program? 7. In 2009 the Legislature enacted a law (Act 45) to require Vermont utilities to buy wind and solar generated electricity at three to five times the market price, in order to make those renewable energy companies economically viable. Will you vote to repeal this “feed in tariff” requirement? 8. The 2012 Legislature stopped short of imposing a “Renewable Portfolio Standard”, to require electric utilities to generate or buy increasing percentages of high cost wind and solar electricity, to be paid for by their ratepayers. Will you vote for an RPS bill when it comes up in the next Legislature? 9. Will you vote to introduce consideration of economic benefits into the Act 250 land use and development regulatory process, so that job and revenue creation can outweigh some allegedly adverse environmental effects? 10. House Speaker Shap Smith has announced that next year he will promote extending the present sales and use tax to services, and lowering the tax rate (at least initially.) This would affect accountants, barbers, cosmetologists, plumbers, electricians, lawyers, and many more service providers. Will you support or oppose such a sales tax extension? Here’s a warning to citizens: candidates really dislike incisive questions like this. But remember: you are the citizen and voter. You have the right to answers. John McClaughry is vice president of the Ethan Allen Institute (www.ethanallen.org). 5 The Colchester Sun | Thursday, July 26, 2012 Burnham Memorial Library BOOK REVIEWS 11/22/63 by Stephen King Fiction, 2011 Reviewed by Rachel Donaldson Muse, Archivist, MLS King takes on a daunting task in his new book – time travel. Jake Epping travels back in time intending to stop President Kennedy’s assassination, and (therefore) dramatically alter the course of history. As you might imagine, this proves to be easier said than done. King does a wonderful job of transporting the reader to late 50s/early 60s America along with his hero - where food tastes better, elm trees dot the landscape, cigarette smoke is ever-present, and segregation is still in full effect. The story is altogether too complicated to sum up in a short review (it takes King 880 pages to tell it), but manages to remain intriguing and anxietyproducing up until the very end. 47 by Walter Mosley Juvenile Fiction, 2006 Reviewed by Josh Muse, Library Technology Mosley’s book tells the story of a young boy known only as 47, a slave on a plantation in Georgia. He has just become old enough to work out in the cotton fields – backbreaking labor with intimidating and unfamiliar men, and the threat of punishment never far away. Everything changes with the appearance of a peculiar slave calling himself Tall John, who displays strange attitudes (a sense of equality with the plantation’s whites) and even stranger abilities. When 47 throws in his lot with this new friend, he quickly becomes a part of something far bigger than himself, and his life will never be the same. Owing to the historical setting, there is frequent use of racist language. Crash by Jerry Spinelli Young Adult Fiction, 2008 Reviewed by Gizelle Guyette, Youth Services John “Crash” Coogan, seventh-grade king and football star, has always tackled, shoved and bullied his way into getting what he wants – except his parents’ busy time. Winning, looking good, and pretty girls are high on his list. Saving the environment, like his activist little sister? Not so much. Crash couldn’t be more different from his dorky neighbor either, a tree-hugging Quaker and favorite target of Crash’s. Enter a beautiful new student who is not impressed by all of Crash’s “accomplishments,” a sister whose political antics threaten to embarrass him to death, and a loved one’s medical crisis, and Crash’s world spins out of control. This could be the year he loses the person he loves best in the world, his status in school, his identity…or it could be the year he backs away from his own personality and figures out who he really is. Obituaries Sylvia A. Turmelle COLCHESTER — Sylvia A. Turmelle passed away peacefully on July 16, 2012 in Fletcher Allen Health Care. She was born on Jan. 5, 1923, in Littleton, N.H., daughter of Joseph P. Albany and Mary G. Vaudo both formally of Gaeta Italy. After graduating from Littleton High School in 1941, she attended Plymouth State University and received a degree in education. Sylvia began her professional teaching carrier in Lisbon, N.H., where she met her future husband, Alfred A. Turmelle. Sylvia and Al lived in Lisbon for several years, eventually moving to Burlington where Al worked at T. A. Haigh Lumber Company, becoming its president. Sylvia's favorite places to spend time were at her summer home on Mills Point in Colchester, looking at the scenic view of Vermont and New York, and at her house in Estero, Fla. Sylvia loved to entertain friends from the north each winter, telling them that she wished she had been born in the south. Sylvia was a 70-year member of Mount Eustis chapter of Eastern Star, a long time member of Temple Chapter in Burlington, and several bridge clubs. She leaves behind her sons, Peter of Waterbury Center, Paul of Burlington, and John and his wife, Joann, of Weston, Conn.; four grandchildren, Joseph Phelps and his wife, Katherine, of Morrisville, Gianna Reeve and her husband, Michael, of Morrisville, Christina Turmelle of Weston, Conn., and J. Alexander Turmelle, also of Weston Conn. One of Sylvia's proudest things was to be the great-grandmother of seven great-granddaughters, Kayla, Kelcee, Kahryn, Kyrah, Brianna, Morgan, and Riele, all of Morrisville. Sylvia was predeceased by her parents; two infant brothers; and husband, Alfred, in 1981. The family would like to thank the staff at Starr Farm Rehabilitative Care Center, Shelburne Bay Assisted Living Center, and Shepardson 4, FAHC. A celebration of Sylvia's life was held at the First Congregational Church on 38 South Winooski Ave., in Burlington, at 3 p.m., on Friday, July 20, 2012. In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to the Vermont Heart Association . Ann Babock Henderson COLCHESTER — A joyful celebration of Ann Babcock Henderson's life was held on Friday, July 20, 2012. Friends and family gathered at 1377 Braeloch Road, Colchester, overlooking Lake Champlain, to visit and share remembrances. Births Holden J. Rodliff was born on June 15, 2012 at Fletcher Allen Health Care to parents Kimberley and Daniel Rodliff of Shelburne. Vienna Noel Waite was born on May 16, 2012 at Fletcher Allen Health Care to parents Laura (Daigle) Waite and Nathan Waite of Grand Isle. DeFilippi qualifies for World Championship Ironman In the Lake Placid Ironman Triathlon on Sunday, July 22, Angie DeFilippi of Colchester won her 35-39 age group with a time of 10 hours, 45 minues, 45 seconds. The performance qualifies her to compete in the Ironman distance World Championship in Hawaii in October. This year she has also qualified for the World Championships in the Half Ironman and Olympic Distance events, giving Angie DeFilippi, right, stands with her coach, Kim Loeffler (also her a trifecta of triathlon of Colchester) after the Lake Placid Ironman in 2009. Photo contributed distances. Achievements Cameron Brownell, of Colchester, was named to the spring 2012 semester President’s List at SUNY Potsdam in New York. Brownell majors in Music Performance. Kyle Elliott, of Colchester, was named to the spring 2012 semester President’s List at SUNY Potsdam in New York. Elliott majors in Biology. Jenna Grunvald, of Colchester, was named to the spring 2012 semester Dean’s List at Wells College. Grunvald majors in Visual Arts, Art History. Arianna L'Ecuyer, of Colchester, was named to the spring 2012 semester Dean's List at Merrimack College in Massachusetts. L’Ecuyer majors in Psychology. Connor McCormick, of Colchester, was awarded a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management from the Stillman School of Business at Seton Hall University in New Jersey. He was also named to the spring 2012 semester Dean’s List from the Stillman School of Business at Seton Hall University in New Jersey. Jessica Hollenbeck, of Colchester, graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science from La Salle University in May. Benjamin Louchheim, of Colchester, recently received a Master of Arts in Teaching degree from the College of Arts and Sciences. Gloria Marie Downey S W A N T O N / COLCHESTER — Gloria Marie Downey, 86, of Swanton/Colchester, devoted wife of the late Calvert J. Downey, passed away on Thursday, July 5, 2012. Born in Cranford, N.J., daughter of the late Philip and Mary Smiley, she spent most of her adult life in Colonia, N.J., before retiring to Swanton. A remembrance and interment was held at the Quantico National Cemetery, Quantico, Va. To offer online condolences or to view a more complete obituary please visit: kiddermemorialhome.com. Obituary Submission Guidelines We welcome submitted obituaries. Send obituaries of 500 words or less to news@ colchestersun.com. Photos are encouraged. Obituaries are subject to editing. Please submit obituaries no later than Thursday at 5 p.m. for publication in the following week’s edition. We also offer the option of paid space if you prefer a longer or unedited obituary. Paid obituaries are marked by ◊. Contact ewing@colchestersun. com or 878-5282 x 208 for more information. Stand Up Paddle in the Champlain Valley! Katie Terrien, left, a 2008 graduate of Colchester High School, graduated from Colby Sawyer College this spring; she was also named to the spring 2012 semester Dean’s List. At graduation she received the Nursing Baccalaureate and was presented with The Grace Adella Sheldon Graves Award in Nursing. This award is presented to the senior nursing student who, in the estimation of the nursing faculty, best exemplifies the ideal Colby-Sawyer Nurse. Terrien will continue on to work as a Pediatric Nurse at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center. Photo contributed 802.989.5593 - OLIVERPARINIWEDDINGS.COM OLIVERPARINIWEDDINGS.COM 802.989.5593 • oliverparini@gmail.com Bluegrass GOSPEL PROJECT Sunday, July 29 at the Grand Isle Lake House (follow the signs) Concert at 6:30 p.m. Grounds open for picnicking at 5:30 p.m. Tickets: $20/advance; $25 at the door With music solidly based in the American bluegrass tradition, the BGP’s repertoire ranges from U2 to Stanley Brothers, Dylan to Louvin Brothers, Sam Cooke to Steve Earle, from Bela Fleck to Brett Dennen. • • • • Group and private instruction Short- and long-term rentals Affordable boards and paddles Guided adventures Paddlesurf Champlain (802) 881-4905 www.paddlesurfchamplain.com Jason@paddlesurfchamplain.com Tickets: Flynn Box Office (www.flynntix.org); (www.islandarts.org) or at the door. “One of New England’s premier concert acts” says Seven Days 6 The Colchester Sun | Thursday, July 26, 2012 CALENDAR 26 Thursday AUG 1 Volunteer advisory council meeting. The Burlington Walk/Bike Council. 5:30pm in Room 12, City Hall, Burlington, 5:30 p.m. Learn more at http://burlingtonwalkbike.org/ COLCHESTER FARMERS MARKET Theater production. “Annie Get Your Gun” featuring local actor Michael Jarvis as Mr. Wilson and Pawnee Bill. A romantic musical comedy. Through Aug. 4. Stowe Town Hall Theatre, Akeley Soldiers Memorial Building, 67 Main Street, Stowe, 8 p.m. Tickets: tickets@stowetheatre. com, 253-3961 or at the box office beginning two hours before curtain time, if available. 27 Hauling boats up to 60+ feet Shelburne’s Full Service Marina Stepping Masts 80+ feet We can supply all your boating and painting needs! ETHANOL-FREE FUEL During May take 10% off sold for marine use all bottom paint! New at the yard - custom built Adirondack chairs. Call, stop by, or check our website for details. Open Monday thru Sunday 9am - 5pm We’re not satisfied until you ‘re satisfied. 4584 Harbor Rd. P.O. Box 610 Shelburne, VT 05482 USA (802) 985-3326 www.shelburneshipyard.com service@shelburneshipyard.com “…you can’t beat the blueberry picking at Owl’s Head Farm in Richmond.” Join us for a Vermont summertime experience… www.owlsheadfarm.com Pet of the Week Alice 1.5 year-old Female REASON HERE: Owner could no longer care for SUMMARY: This sweet little pig came to HSCC with her good friend Mango. They got along famously, until Mango was adopted a month ago, leaving Alice to find a new home all by herself. Alice put on a stiff upper lip and decided to keep herself busy, arranging and re-arranging her cage. You see, poor Alice is a little shy, so she has a hard time extending herself to passers-by. But now that our daycamp for kids, Camp Paw Paw, is in full swing, Alice gets lots of practice being social, as many of our campers enjoy cradling her against their chests and stroking her soft nose. We know Alice’s perfect match is out there somewhere. Could you be the new companion she’s looking for? We can give you the secret to her affection: fresh carrots (she’ll sing for ‘em!). Humane Society of Chittenden County 802-862-0135 Enjoy prepared foods, fresh produce, artwork, jewelry, face painting and more from local businesses. Every Wednesday. Rain or shine. Burnham Library Green on Main Street, Colchester, 4-7:30 p.m. Contact: colchesterfarmersmarket@ gmail.com Friday Wendy Pierson Memorial Golf Tournament. Four-person scramble format. Fee: $75 per person. Includes golf, cart, barbeque dinner, prizes for winners. Applications: www.graymatters2us.org. Money raised goes to support brain cancer research. Rocky Ridge Golf Course, 1-7 p.m. Contact Nancy: 802598-1861 and nancyaci@aol.com Five Corners Farmers’ Market. Stop by your local farmers market for dinner, shopping and entertainment. This week entertainment by Dented Personality. Lincoln Place, Essex Junction, 3:30-7:30 p.m. Contact: 5cornersfarmersmarket@ gmail.com Festival of the Islands. Three day event with concerts, wine tastings, food and shopping. Through Sunday, July 29. Champlain Islands, 9 a.m.-dusk. 28 Saturday Clay target shoot. Hosted by The Green Mountain Chapter of the Ruffed Grouse Society. Includes a demo on upland bird hunting with the use of multiple dogs and a catered lunch. Entry fee: $50. North Country Sportsman’s Club, Gun Club Road, Williston, 8:30 a.m. Contact: 802-497-0751, 802-825-8210 or schwendler@comcast.net. Festival of the Islands flea market. St. Amadeus Parish Center, Alburgh, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Contact Maurice: 802-7964418. Green Mountain Draft Horse day. Demonstrations of traditional farming methods using Percherons, Clydesdales, Shires, Belgians and other breeds. Horsedrawn hayrides and food for sale. Free with admission. Shelburne Farms, Shelburne, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Contact: 802985-8686. 31 Tuesday Music in the Park. Outdoor live performance by Jenni Johnson. Jazz and blues Tickets: $5 adults, free for children 12 and under. Bring a blanket. Food available for purchase. Knight State Park, South Hero, 6:30 p.m. Contact: 802372-8400. Where’s Waldo party. Attendees will get to enjoy food, participate in Waldothemed activities and even meet Waldo. Free and open to the public. Phoenix Books, 191 Bank Street, Burlington, 6 p.m. Contact: 448-3350 AUGUST 1 Wednesday Reading and presentation. “An Evening with Steve Delaney” with a business meeting to follow. Milton Historical Society, 13 School Street, Milton, 7:30 p.m. Contact: 802-893-1604 or miltonhistorical@yahoo.com Essex Rotary Meeting. Open. Serving the communities of Essex, Essex Junction, Jericho and Underhill. The Essex, 12:10 p.m. The Ramble. Community art, music, food, yard sales and BBQs. Rain or shine. Free. Old North End, dawn to dusk. Contact: rambler@ramble.org. 2 Classic car show. Includes cars, prizes, food and music. To benefit COTS. Donations appreciated. Parking lot adjacent to COTS administrative offices, 95 North Avenue, Burlington, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Contact: 802-862-9072. Festival of Fools. “The Circus” is a Charlie Chaplin film that will kick off this curated festival of street theater devoted to community engagement through the celebration of circus arts, music and comedy for family audiences. Through Aug. 5. Free and open to the public. City Hall Park, Burlington, 8:30 p.m. Presentation. “UVM Landscape Change/ Looking Back: the Vermont Interstate System.” A presentation through Vermont’s changing landscape, including a section on Williston. Discussion to follow. Free and open to the public. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, 21 Library Lane, Williston Contact: 878-4918 29 Sunday Greek Food Festival. Featuring full Greek menu, Greek pastries, music and dancing. Rain or shine. Free admission. Greek Orthodox Church, Burlington, 12-5 p.m. Contact: 802-862-2155 30 Monday Summer musical theater camp. Explore the basics of putting on a musical —including making simple costumes, painting a set, and learning about character development, stage presence and use of voice — while rehearsing a short ensemble-based musical. Ages 9-14. No previous stage experience is necessary. Through Aug. 3. Shelburne Town Center, Shelburne, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Contact: 985-9551 to sign up. Thursday 3 Friday Five Corners Farmers’ Market. Stop by your local farmers market for dinner, shopping and entertainment. This week entertainment by John Powell. Lincoln Place, Essex Junction, 3:30-7:30 p.m. Contact: 5cornersfarmersmarket@ gmail.com Reception. “Car Dreams” by Aaron Stein. Free and open to the public. Frog Hollow Vermont State Craft Center, 85 Church Street, Burlington, 5-8 p.m. 4 Saturday Russian story time. Children listen to stories, sing songs, and find new friends. Russian and English speakers are welcome. Presenters will translate and teach Russian words. All ages. No preregistration required. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, 21 Library Lane, Williston, 10:30 a.m. Soldiers Angels sale-a-bration. Neighborhood sale with donated items and a BBQ. Donations will be used for military and their families both local and national. Look for navy blue banners. Bittersweet Circle, off Route 2A near Industrial Ave, Williston, all day. Contact: vtsoldiersangels@aol.com Presentation. “Naturally Curious” with Mary Holland. Discover the world of plants, insects, mammals, and amphibians though the eyes and camera of an experienced naturalist. Wine and cheese to precede the program. Suggested donation: $10. Birds of Vermont Museum, 900 Sherman Hollow Road, Huntington, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Contact: 802-434-2167 Reunion. The Essex High School Class of ’92 will hold its 20th reunion. Cost: $25 before July 4th, $35 after July 4th. Halvorsons, Burlington. Contact Kim: kim@kimmartinphoto.com. Sunset kayak tour. Enjoy Indian Brook under the stars and moon. Kayaks provided by Eastern Mountain Sports. Don’t forget to bring a headlamp. Indian Brook, Essex, 9 p.m. Registration: www.essexparksandrec.org Demonstration. Time travel with Mark Schwabe. Free and open to the public. Frog Hollow Vermont State Craft Center, 85 Church Street, Burlington, 12-2 p.m. AUG. 4 TASTE OF VERMONT DAY Offering food tastings, music, activities, and discounts on peak seasonal fruits, vegetables and baked goods. Sam Mazza’s Farm Market Colchester, 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. 7 The Colchester Sun | Thursday, July 26, 2012 CALENDAR Taste of Vermont Day. Offering food tastings, music, activities, and discounts on peak seasonal fruits, vegetables and baked goods. Sam Mazza’s, Colchester, all day. Visit: http://www.sammazzafarms.com/festivals.shtml Ongoing Actors/volunteers needed. The Essex Community Players are seeking anyone interested in acting and assisting with the Oct. 13-20 production of Ira Levin’s thriller Deathtrap. Contact Art Kilmer: 802-291-0341 or cakilmer@comcast. net. Visit: www.essexplayers.com Band openings. Amateur musicians are invited to join the Richmond Community Band and perform 2-3 summer concerts. Monday rehearsals, 7-9 p.m. Contact Mike Lawler: lawler@wcvt.com Bingo. Sponsored by the Whitcomb Woods Residents Association. Whitcomb Woods, 128 West Street, Essex Junction. Mondays at 6 p.m. Contact: 8791829. Call to artists. Artists are invited to participate in a “Barn Paint Out,” which will culminate with an art exhibit at the Jericho Town Hall from Oct. 8-Dec. 28. The subject of each painting must include a Vermont barn. CD submission packet must be received by no later than Sept. 1. Contact Janet Bonneau: 802-8492049 or jbonneau@moomail.net Cell Phones for Soldiers. Local residents can support these collection drives by donating their old cell phones at A. W. Rich Funeral Home, 57 Main Street, Essex Junction. Collections accepted 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Contact: 849-6261. Computer Classes with Carrie. Saturdays. Learn about computers and their functions with an individual consultation. Free. Champlain Senior Center, 241 North Winooski Avenue, Burlington, 8:30-11 a.m. RSVP: 802-658-3585. English as a Second Language Classes. Improve your English conversation skills and meet new people. Wednesdays. Pickering Room, Second Floor: Intermediate/Advanced. Administrative Conference Room: Beginners. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 7-9 p.m. Contact Elena Carter, FFL Outreach Department: 865-7211. English Country Dance classes. Tuesdays through Aug 14. For adults and teens. Dress casually and bring clean, flatheeled shoes. No reservations required. Donations accepted. Richmond Free Library, 201 Bridge Street, Richmond, 7-9:30 p.m. Contact Val: valandtom@ myfairpoint.net or 802-899-2378. Essex Art League. Meets the first Thursday of the month. A yearly calendar of meetings is available on the Essex Art League’s website: www.essexartleague. com. Congregational Church, Main Street, Essex Junction, 9-11 a.m. Essex Rotary Meeting. Essex Rotary Meetings are held on Wednesdays at 12:10 p.m. at The Essex. Serving the communities of Essex, Essex Junction, Jericho and Underhill. Every Woman’s Craft Connection. Twice a month on Thursday evenings. Essex Alliance Church Community Center, 7-9 p.m. Contact Deb Schonberg: 8795176. Exhibit. “There’s Something in the Water” is a display of photography by Stephen Beattie. Runs through July 31. Gallery 160, 160 Main Street, Richmond, 5-7 p.m. Contact: 802-434-6434. Exhibit. Featuring original paintings and photography by members of the Essex Art League. Through Aug. 31. Phoenix Bookstore and Gallery, Essex Exhibit. “Secrets and Mysteries” is a juried grouping of quirkily strange and fascinating images. Through July 29. Darkroom Gallery, Essex Junction, 5-7 p.m. Exhibit. Jericho Plein Air Festival paintings. Runs through Aug. 12. All paintings for sale. Emile A. Gruppe Gallery, 22 Barber Farm Road, Jericho Center. Exhibit. “Take a Seat in the Islands” is a community art project featuring sixteen handcrafted benches painted by local artists. Benches will be on display in venues throughout the Champlain Islands through mid-August. Maps showing the location of the benches can be found at local stores, or downloaded from www.champlainislands.com. Contact: 802-372-8400. Exhibit. “The Thread” is a forty-year retrospective of work by Carol E.S. MacDonald. Runs through Aug. 28. VCAM/RETN Art Space, 208 Flynn Ave. #2-G, building behind Flynndog Gallery, lakeside loading ramp, last door, Burlington, 5-8 p.m. THURSDAY, JULY 26 Annual Foodie Competition. Put your culinary skills to the test with basic ingredients to create a sample of the ultimate midnight snack. Endless glory and prizes to the winner! Pre-registration required. 12 p.m. MONDAY, JULY 30 Intergenerational Dessert Book Discussion. For anyone grade 6 to adult who loves a good “read–and–rant!” Eat something sweet and talk about a great book. This month, “Okay for Now” by Gary Schmidt. Call or stop by to sign up. 6:30 p.m. Adult Writing Group. New writing group for aspiring authors of all styles. Led by Carrie Shamel. 6:30 p.m. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1 Booktivity. “Campfire Stories.” Read and write campfire stories and toast s’mores. Call 878-0313 to sign up. 3 p.m. DCF Book Discussion Group. Join other kids aged 8-11 and voice likes and dislikes about Dorothy Canfield Fischer Award books. This month: “Close to Famous” by Joan Bauer. 6:30 p.m. Hydrant Flushing The Champlain Water District Retail Department will be flushing hydrants within the following water departments in Colchester during the remainder of July, and the month of August: Malletts Bay Water Company (near Mallets Bay Ave.), Colchester Town Water (Exit 16 area), and Colchester Fire District #1 (Saint Michaels College area). Water customers may experience low water pressure and or discolored water at times during flushing. To clear discolored water, let your cold water run for approximately 5-10 minutes on an outside hose if necessary. If you experience low water pressure during the evening hours please call the Champlain Water District to inform us of the situation, or if you have questions regarding this notice please contact us at 864-7454, X-100.” Need Inspiration? Visit the Community Arts Beat Page at: www.colchestersun.com THURSDAY, AUGUST 2 Preschool Story Time. Stories followed by a craft or activity. Ages 3-6. 10:30 a.m. Reptiles and amphibians. Why do we fear snakes? Where do turtles go in the winter? Learn all about reptiles and amphibians native to the great state of Vermont. There will be live animals. Call to register. 4 p.m. FRIDAY, AUGUST 3 Marvelous Margin’s Circus Arts Workshop. Learn how to juggle scarves, balls, and clubs, and spin plates. Walk on stilts, tame the rhythm sticks, twirl rings, and discover your own balance. Ages 5 and up. Call 878-0313. 11 a.m. ONGOING Burnham Knitters. Knitters of all skill levels meet most Wednesdays. Beginners welcome. Burnham Memorial Library, 898 Main Street, Colchester, 6-8 p.m. Contact: 879-7576 or jmuse@colchestervt.gov. Drop-in story time. Saturdays. A weekly selection of music and books for children of all ages. No sign-up required. Burnham Memorial Library, 898 Main Street, Colchester, 10 a.m. Contact: 878-0313 or jmuse@colchestervt.gov. Music with Raphael. Wednesdays. Raphael plays guitar while emphasizing good fun, taking turns, and dancing. Best for ages 3-5. Colchester Meeting House (next door to the Burnham Memorial Library), 898 Main Street, Colchester, 12:30-1 p.m. Contact: 878-0313 or jmuse@colchestervt.gov. Parent/Child Yoga. Tuesdays. Kids and parents will learn basic techniques and explore yoga together at home. For children ages 5 and up and parent. Space is limited. Pre-registration encouraged. 11 a.m. Call 878-0313 to sign up. Drop-in Gentle Hatha Yoga. Tuesdays. Bring a mat and enjoy poses for mindful stretching and relaxation. Beginners and intermediates welcome. 4:30-5:30 p.m. Call 878-0313 to sign up. Annual Greek Food Festival Sunday, July 29 12 Noon - 5pm, Rain or Shine Free Admission Featuring Greek Music and Dancing Full Greek Menu Greek Pastries Greek Orthodox Church • 862-2155 Corner of Ledge Road & South Willard Street Additional parking at Christ the King Church Colchester Religious Directory Islamic Society of Vermont Burnham Library changes hours Effective July 1, the Burnham Memorial Library will be open the following hours: Monday 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; Tuesday 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Wednesday 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; Thursday 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Friday 12-5 p.m.; Closed Saturdays for the summer. This schedule change complies with reduced funding for municipal services. Contact Rubi Simon, Library Director, at 879-7576 or Al Voegele, Town Manager, at 264-5501, with questions. 182 Hegeman Avenue. 655-6711 Islamic Society of Vermont. Join Imam Islam Hassan (imam@ isvt.org) for the five daily prayers. Timings at ISVT homepage www.isvt.org The call for Friday Jumah prayers is exactly at 1:00PM followed by Khutbah and prayer. Additional Friday night lectures between Magrib and Isha prayers. Weekend Islamic classes on Sundays 9:45AM-1:30PM for all children 4 years and older during the school year. Interested non-members always welcome. (802) 655-6711 or salam@isvt.org or Facebook. Malletts Bay Congregational Church UCC Exhibit. “The Pastelists” is a juried grouping of work by forty-two artists whom work in the pastel medium. Runs through Sept. 3. Bryan Memorial Gallery, 180 Main Street, Jeffersonville, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Contact: 802-644-5100. Family Support Group. Outright Vermont holds support group meetings for family members of youth going through the process of coming out. One Sunday evening and one Wednesday morning each month at Outright Vermont. Contact: 865-9677. Final Cut Pro Open Lab. Saturdays. Three tracks of exercises for beginners, intermediates and advanced users. Complete each track and advance according to comfort level. Vermont Community Access Media, 208 Flynn Avenue 2-G, Burlington, 2-4 p.m. Contact: 802-651-9692 or www.vermontcam.org. Genealogy. Let the experts find that missing ancestor. Resources available for New England and New York. Vermont Genealogy Library, Hegeman Avenue, Fort Ethan Allen, Colchester, Tues: 3-9:30 p.m. and Sat: 10 a.m.-4p.m. Contact: 802-2385934 or http://www.vt-fcgs.org. Intro to digital video editing. Free. Vermont Community Access Media, 208 Flynn Avenue 2-G, Burlington. Second and fourth Saturdays. 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Contact: 802651-9692 or www.vermontcam.org. Italian conversation group. Open to all interested in learning/hearing the Italian language. Room 101, St. Edmunds Hall, St. Michael’s College, Colchester. Every second and fourth Wednesday of the month, 7-9 p.m. Lupus Support Group. Third Saturday of the month. Brownell Library, Kolvoord Community Room, Essex Junction, 9:30-11:30 a.m. Contact: vtlupusgroup@yahoo.com. “Music, Art & Tea.” Every Sunday. Free music and art exhibits in a historic tearoom at Fisk Farm. No reservations required. Fisk Farm, 3849 West Shore Road, Isle La Motte, 1-5 p.m. Contact: 928-3364. Open Media Workshop. Three tracks of exercises for beginners, intermediates and advanced users. Complete each track and advance according to comfort level. Free. Vermont Community Access Media, 208 Flynn Avenue 2-G, Burlington. Saturdays, 2-4 p.m. Contact: 802651-9692 or www.vermontcam.org. Open registration. The Kelly Brush Century Ride benefits adaptive athletes and supports spinal cord injury prevention. Riders can choose from 25, 50 or 100 miles, with options to ride 65 or 85 miles. Ride date: Sept. 8. Registration: www.kellybrushfoundation.org Poetry Writing Group. First and third Thursday of the month. Share poems with a group. Led by Janie Mardis, a social worker and lecturer at UVM. Champlain Senior Center, 241 North Winooski Avenue, Burlington, 1-2 p.m. RSVP: 802-658-3585. Raffle tickets available. Enter to win two “All You Can Ride” bracelets to every day of the 2012 Champlain Valley Fair. Drawing: Aug. 1. Tickets: $5 each or 3 for $10. Benefits the Ronald McDonald House Charities. Visit: www. rmhcvt.org or contact: 802-862-4943. Traveling exhibit. “Owls and Other Birds.” Through the month of August. Free. Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester. Weight loss support group. Monday meetings. Cafeteria, St. Joseph’s School, 20 Allen Street, Burlington, 6:15-7:30 p.m. Contact: 655-4102 or TOPSGroup2@ gmail.com. Winooski Pop-up district. More than fifty artists transform downtown Winooski into a hub of contemporary art: exhibitions, music and other cultural events and activities for children. Runs through Aug. 4. Downtown Winooski, various times and locations. Visit: www.winooskiwelcomecenter.com. VCAM Access Orientation. Free. Vermont Community Access Media, 208 Flynn Avenue 2-G, Burlington. First, third, fifth Saturdays, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Contact: 802-651-9692 or www.vermontcam.org. Vendors wanted. Antique dealers, artisans, crafters, quilters and food vendors needed for the Enosburg Annual Harvest Festival on Sept. 15. Rental space $25 for the day. Contact: 933-4503 or 933-7843. 1672 West Lakeshore Dr. 658-9155. Rev. Mary Nelson Abbott, Pastor. Worship Service: Sunday at 9:30 a.m.; Church School: Sunday at 10:00 a.m.; Fellowship time: Sunday at 10:30 a.m.. Childcare provided. All are welcome! United Church Of Colchester ABC Rte 2A-Village Green, 879-5442. Pastor Josh Steely. Worship 9:30 a.m. Christ Centered - Family Oriented. Engaging minds that change the world University of Vermont Student Health Services Per Diem Positions Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant We are looking for a Vermont licensed Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA) to provide quality medical care of UVM students at our women’s health clinic &/or student health clinic for the fall semester. Successful candidate must be skilled in GYN care for young adults (contraception, vaginitis, STIs, pap screening & management, pelvic pain, genital dermatologic conditions, etc.), though a provider with full spectrum primary care skill set would be preferred. Additional responsibilities include: work collaboratively in a team, timely documentation in electronic health record. No on-call. Weekend hours optional. Prefer single full-time provide (M-F, 7.5 hr/day), but will consider part-time options. Licensed Practical Nurse or Medical Assistant We are looking for a clinical staff team member responsible for patient screening and tasks associated with maintaining efficient patient flow and quality health care in our busy outpatient office. Excellent interpersonal skills, proficiency in basic nursing procedures (i.e. immunizations, office laboratory tests, EKGs), history taking and patient education, a must. 35-40 hours per week, including some Saturday work. Medical Office Scheduler We are looking for an energetic, detail-oriented, office assistant who has experience in medical scheduling and customer service. Responsibilities include appointment scheduling, front desk duties and administrative tasks. 35-40 hours per week, including some Saturday work. Information for all positions: Successful candidates will work as part of a strong, supportive, and fun clinical team providing health care for students attending the University of Vermont. Desired qualifications: • Knowledge of developmental issues of adolescents and young adults and experience working with college age population. • Computer skills sufficient to maintain proper medical records and complete clinically-related administrative tasks via our electronic medical records. • Ability to communicate clearly in person, via phone, and in writing with students, families and other student health staff of a variety of disciplines. • Commitment to providing quality, respectful and confidential health care to all patients, valuing differences in race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, age, national origin, and disabilities. We offer competitive hourly wages. Per diem employment does not include UVM benefits. For more information about Student Health Services, visit www.uvm.edu/health. Applications will be accepted until the positions are filled. To apply, send cover letter and resume to Mariette Shepard,: UVM Student Health Services, 425 Pearl St, Burlington, VT 05401. The University of Vermont is an Affirmative Action/ Equal Opportunity Employer. 8 The Colchester Sun | Thursday, July 26, 2012 for a free quote or to place an ad PHONE: FAX: EMAIL: MAIL: 802-878-5282 802-651-9635 classifieds@colchestersun.com The Colchester Sun 462 Hegeman Avenue, Suite 105 Colchester VT 05446 SERVICES Lafayette Painting is ready to provide top quality interior painting service. Our multiple, specialized crews will have your job done quickly and the finished project is guaranteed to look great. Call 863-5397 or visit lafayettepainting. net FOR SALE New Queen Mattress and Box Spring: still in plastic, never been slept on. Can help with delivery. $150 call 802-5570675. Park Model 1999 Sako Hampton. Lot 240. Lone Pine Campsites, Colchester, $19,500. Furnished. Contact: 352255-7870. 2550 Bayliner Cruiser, Orig. owner - $10000 (Mallett’s Bay) 1986 Ciera Designer’s Edition, 9 1/2’ beam, 260 Volvo Stern Drive, 827 hours, full camper top . Galley with refridgerator, sink, alc./elec. stove. Head (new 2011), with shower. Sleeps 6. Fully equipped, dishware, second anchor, spare props, VHF, depth finder, etc. Manuals, info, service records since day 1. Very well maintained. Includes jackstands, blocking for storage, dock at Marble Island Marina remainder 2012 season. 802-6586860 FOR RENT Colchester Professional office space on second floor. Up to 4 private offices available ranging from 200 sf. – 325 sf. each. You can take 1 office or all 4, some with beautiful views of Malletts Bay. Furnished shared lobby. All Utilities and trash included. On site parking. Contact: 864-5380. GARAGE SALE MULTIFAMILY GARAGE SALE, Sat., 7/28, 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Entertainment center, gas grill, American Girl Doll clothes, Stampin’ Up stamp sets, household items, craft items, more. James Drive & Lena Court, (off Lake Road), Milton Local Driver. Greater Burlington Area. Saturdays and Sundays. Class A license required. 2 How To Write A Classified Friday at 5pm for display ads CONTACT US DEADLINES Friday at 5 p.m. for line ads to run in the following Thursday paper years experience required. Good DMV record. Paid hourly. Call 802-460-1300 or email ghamlin@ gmhtrans. com ask for Hamm LOST O’Brien Valhalla Wakeboard 138 cm near Malletts Bay/Niquette Bay. Will reward if returned. Contact Travis: 658-0997. WASHER AND DRYER set, whirlpool. $150. 802-527-7955 WASHER, KENMORE, WORKS excellent, $50. 802-933-7528 BUTCHER'S BLOCK, HARDWOOD, vintage, Kennedy bros. of Vergennes (no longer in business), very collectable, 9x9, with feet, never used, $20. 802- 485-8266 DOLL, VINTAGE, ANIMATED, 24 inches tall with Scottish attire, holding a candle. Just beautiful, $60. 802-4858266 END TABLE, CONANT ball, $25. 802-9335718 WING BACK CHAIR, antique, stretcher base, beige in color. $40. 802-8685606 FIRE EXTINGUISHER, TYRENE, large brass, $50. 802933-5718 HULA-HOOP, WOODEN, 1940'S, very unusual, $100. 802-485-8266 TV TRAYS, VINTAGE, great for summer time on patio, 4 solid oak on rolling holder $40. 802485-8266 VERMONT Still need some help, call us and we will help write your ad and design it for FREE! VINTAGE CLAW FOOT tub, larger,$100. 802527-1213 VINTAGE SEWING STAND, $20. 802-9335718 It is your responsibility to check your ad on the first day of publication for any errors. Refunds are not issued for classified ads, but if notification is given to our department after the first day of publication, we will run your corrected ad for one extra day. We will not be responsible for more than one incorrect publication of each ad. Always start with a keyword that makes it clear what you are advertising. Include as much description as you can so the buyer or potential employee knows exactly what you are offering. This may avoid unnecessary calls with redundant questions! DRURY BRICKS, antique, sell for $2.50, asking $2. each. 802-4858266 DRESSING TABLE, WITH oval mirror. $50. 802933-5718 SOMETIMES ERRORS OCCUR 9 LITE STEEL door, 36"x80", excellent shape, $40. 802-8684471 WATER SOFTENER, KENMORE, PIR+ solid state w/ demand initiated regeneration, $50. 802-5277955 TRENCH COAT, MAN'S, English Burberry's full length allweather, zip out lining. Mint condition. XL. Worn once. $100. 802-485-8266 DOLL, BRIDAL, NEVER out of original box, queen of the doll world, over 2 feet tall, Effanbee, $80. or best offer. 802-4858266 FARM MAGAZINES, SUCCESSFUL Farming, (6), 1948, American Agriculturist, (5), 1976, Hoard's Dairyman, (4), 1979, $10./each. 802-485-8266 %# ""!#%& %$ !##% # !&%! $ %&$*' !(& '&*' ($ $&&($#! !(' #($#+ # ' ,%&## &% &$+( & ' # ( $!!$+# BABY MONITORS, FISHER price, brand new, asking $15. 802-848-9419 BOUNCY, FISHER PRICE, brand new, w/toys on it, asking $30. 802848-9419 HIGHCHAIR, BRAND NEW, Graco, for small child, paid $50. asking $20. 802848-9419 )$ )!!" &(" !! (' !%! $ & )&!#($# +#($# +%$&( ( $#')&- #'$& %&#! # )(!# $"%((* - &( #(' $)( +- +.& ( #)'(&-.' '( $& ""( $#'&($# # ($ *+ $)& )&&#( $%##' *'( '''!##%#$!&%! $!!$ ! ""( #! %!$!##%#!&%! $! GARDEN BATH TUB, from double wide. $50. 802868-0756 LIGHTS, BEAUTIFUL HOBNAIL milk glass swag, set for $40. or best offer. 802-4858266 Shared Living Provider CCS is looking for dedicated inividuals to provide home based supports. This is a flexible, rewarding position that allows you to earn a tax-free stipend while working from home. Perrigo Nutritionals, in Georgia, VT is New England’s largest manufacturer of nutritional products for infants, serving the domestic market. Perrigo is also the only ISO certified manufacturer of infant formula in the country. Perrigo Nutritionals is a fast paced, fast growing company with excellent benefits and compensation. We currently have multiple openings for the following positions: We are currently hiring for a variety of situations that include on going supports, assistance with necessary home modifications, respite and a comprehensive training package. • Forklift Operator (Material Handler) average starting wage of $14.75/hr* • Packaging Operator average starting wage of $14.00/hr* Champlain Community Services is a small, non-profit agency that supports people with developmental disabilities in reaching their goals and dreams. SOLUTION Contact Al Frugoli at afrugoli@ccs-vt.org or 802-655-0511 x 108 for more information. 512 Troy Avenue, Suite 1 Colchester, VT 05446 www.ccs-vt.org E.O.E. *Rates above do not include shift premium *Wage increase after 6 months To view a detailed job description, and to apply to these openings, log onto our website at www.perrigo.jobs. 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Emergency 911 • Non-emergency 264-5556 835 Blakely Rd, Colchester, VT 05446 July 17- July 23, 2012 Tuesday, July 17 0008 Suspicious activity on Creek Glen 0622 Directed patrol on Main St 0749 Theft on W View Rd 0908 Burglary alarm on Severance Green 0919 Fraud on Main St 1031 Juvenile problem in Colchester 1032 Theft on Blakely Rd 1034 Theft on Laker Lane 1034 Convulsions on Blakely Rd 1137 Suspicious activity on Coolidge Ct 1140 MV complaint on Roosevelt Hwy 1411 Sex Offend Reg on Mount Sterling Ave 1454 Traffic hazard on College Parkway 1513 Theft on Prim Rd 1730 Fire on Truman Dr 1735 Accident on Whitcomb St 1745 Accident on College Parkway 1833 Theft on Tamorac Place 1858 Medical on Holy Cross Rd 1940 Juvenile problem in Colchester 2040 Welfare check on Eagle Park Dr 2101 Chest pain on Fifth St 2121 Accident on College Parkway 2129 Property damage on Hercules Dr 2147 Illegal burning on Troy Ave 2249 Traffic hazard on Mill Pond Rd Wednesday, July 18 0223 Medical on Hercules Dr 0422 Family fight in Colchester 0549 Suspicious activity on Malletts Bay Campground 0701 Burglary alarm on Troy Ave 0820 Citizen assist on Hercules Dr 1018 Boating incident on E Lakeshore Dr 1053 Theft on Sunset Dr 1054 Fire on Roosevelt Hwy 1151 Suspicious activity on Church Rd 1248 Accident on Lavigne Rd 1302 VIN inspection on Hercules Dr 1319 Vagrancy on Porters Point Rd 1326 Accident on Prim Rd 1358 Alarm on Lost CV 1415 Vandalism on Crooked Creek Rd 1423 Theft on Heineberg Dr 1524 Fraud on Birchwood Dr 1723 MV complain on Roosevelt Hwy 1730 Medical on Hazelwood Pl 1835 Intoxication on Camel Hump Rd 1911 Restraining order on Hercules Dr 1914 Welfare check on Sandy Shore Ter 1954 Trespassing on Prim Rd 2032 Vandalism on Ethan Allen Ave 2247 Suspicious activity on College Pkwy Thursday, July 19 0046 Suspicious activity on Logan Dr 0125 Accident on W Lakeshore Dr 0631 Fire alarm on Main St On-Call Seasonal Teller – Milton As the initial contact for clients, the teller is a critical position within the branch and an important member of the branch team. The teller is an extension of the sales team and through conversations with the clients uncovers financial needs, communicates product/ promotional opportunities and refers clients to the branch relationship management team. ColChester PoliCe rePort 0701 Suspicious activity on Wilmington Rd 0859 Accident on College Parkway 1126 VIN inspection on Casey Lane 1133 Citizen dispute on Suncrest Ter 1228 Accident on W Lakeshore Dr 1421 Littering on Blakely Rd 1427 Burglary alarm on Niquette Bay Rd 1429 Accident on Main St 1618 Fireworks on E Lakeshore Dr 1631 Accident on Main St 1639 Trespassing on Mallard Dr 1647 Accident on Main St 1757 Suspicious activity on Rathe Rd 1800 Boating incident on Lake Champlain 1940 MV complaint on Mountain View Dr 2025 Citizen assist on Heineberg Dr 2227 Suspicious activity on Leclair Dr 2228 MV complaint on College Parkway 2340 Alcohol offense on W Lakeshore Dr Friday, July 20 0012 Cond of release on W Lakeshore Dr 0254 Agency assist on West St, Essex 0804 Directed patrol on Creek Farm Rd 0918 Suspicious activity oon W Lakeshore Dr 0936 TRaffic hazard on Roosevelt Hwy 1116 Welfare check on College Parkway 1846 Burglary on Deer Lane 1921 Family fight in Colchester 2038 Citizen assist on New England Dr 2115 Boating incident on Grandview Rd 2208 Alcohol offense on US Route 7 2233 MV complaint on Weaver St, Winooski Saturday, July 21 0010 Agency assist on Park St, Essex Junction 0106 Suspicious activity on Laker Lane 0133 Suspicious activity on Morehouse Dr 1144 Welfare check on Coates Island Rd 1423 Family fight on Belwood Ave 1516 Medical on Kylies Way 1541 MV complaint on Kylies Way 1821 MV complaint on Roosevelt Hwy 2114 Noise disturbance on Mill Pond Rd 2148 Alarm on Roosevelt Hwy 2235 Fraud on Heineberg Dr 2320 Assault on E Lakeshore Dr 2354 Agency assist on Iroquois Ave, Essex Junction 0254 Agency assist on Prim Rd 0353 Agency assist on Winooski Falls Way, Winooski 0415 Suspicious activity on River Rd 0500 Agency assist on Weaver St, Winooski 0905 Theft on Malletts Bay Ave 0923 Accident on College Parkway 1048 Traffic hazard on Blakely Rd 1137 Accident on Roosevelt Hwy 1234 Citizen dispute on Prim Rd 1243 Littering on S Oak Circle 1252 Missing person on Mohawk Dr 1333 Theft on Prim Rd 1335 Threatening on College Parkway 1500 Fall on Fourth St 1629 Boating incident on Mill Point Rd 1708 Medical on Williams Rd 1722 Medical on Wellington St 2125 Noise disturbance on Ethan Allen Ave 2140 MV complaint on Bay Rd Monday, July 23 0330 Suspicious activity on Porters Point Rd 0903 Theft on S Park Dr 0927 Ambulance call on Heineberg Dr 0956 Accident on Heineberg Dr 1103 Suspicious activity on Marble Island Rd 1109 Theft on W Lakeshore Dr 1140 Suspicious activity on Bay Rd 1204 VIN inspection on Hercules Dr 1334 Agency assist on Westward Dr 1353 MV complaint on Creek Farm Rd 1512 Unconsiousness on W Lakeshore Dr 1528 Medical on Lexington Rd 1616 Traffic hazard on Bay Rd 1707 Phone problem on Gilman Circle 1743 Alcohol offense on Holy Cross Rd 1745 Utility problem on Macre Rd 1803 Accident on Roosevelt Hwy 1853 Fire hazard on Holy Cross Rd 1952 Accident on E Lakeshore Rd 2105 Family fight in Colchester 2156 Suspicious activity on Chimney Hill Dr 2238 911 hangup on Hegeman Ave 2240 Citizen assist on Hercules Dr 2318 Family fight on Heineberg Dr Sunday, July 22 0017 Noise disturbance on Village Dr 0057 Agency assist on Pearl St, Essex Junction 0145 Suspicious activity on Bean Rd For more information about these and other incidents, contact the Colchester Police Department (802) 264-5556 Crossing Guard Essex Junction School District The Essex Junction School District has a part-time position available to safely cross students at Central @ Lincoln in Essex Junction. 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Vermont State Librarian Martha Reid, former Burnham Library director in Colchester, announced the gift, which is valued at nearly $25,000 combined. Burnham was one of the recipients. “Our local libraries have become the hubs of connectivity in many communities and we are very pleased with this public private partnership,” said Governor Peter Shumlin. “This puts power in the hands of Vermonters seeking free access to the Internet and all the benefits — for education, employment opportunities and more — that offers.” The donation, part of a larger effort by Google to donate surplus equipment from their offices, includes desktop computers and flat screen monitors, keyboards and mice, all completely refurbished and loaded with the latest software operating systems. None of the computers is more than three years old. “This generous gift will allow more Vermonters than ever to have access to free public computers and the Internet,” said Reid. “These computers, installed in adult education programs and smaller libraries across the state, will help Vermonters who are searching for jobs, looking for reliable health information, continuing their education and using a wide variety of e-resources that were out of reach beforehand. The librarians across the state and their communities are delighted.” Google sent the 100 computers and necessary equipment free of charge, and included $10,000 for the purchase of software. This donation is an extension of the e-Vermont Community Broadband program, of which the Department of Libraries is a partner. 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Call today! $189,000 Call Sheila Jacobs (802) 846-9516 Coldwell Banker Hickok & Boardman Realty Ten 4-H teens from three Vermont counties had a chance to get acquainted with “Uncle Sam” recently through participation in Citizenship Washington Focus (CWF) in Washington, D.C., one of the largest national citizenship education programs for youth. The Vermont 4-H'ers, along with delegates from several other states, attended the June 30-July 6 session, one of seven week-long sessions scheduled this summer at the National 4-H Center, Chevy Chase, Md. Their visit was coordinated by University of Vermont Extension and funded in part by the State 4-H Foundation, local county 4-H foundations and donations. CWF helps young people, ages 15-19, better understand how government functions at all levels and how to effectively use local government processes to address issues when they return home. The state delegation learned about the bill writing process that takes place in the House of Representatives and spent a day on Capitol Hill to participate in a Congressional session and meet with agricultural staffer Jake Oster from U.S. Representative Peter Welch's office to discuss agricultural concerns relevant to Vermont. In addition, the teens participated in programming and committees that explored current issues including youth labor in agriculture, food labeling, renewable resources and federal funding for arts programs in schools. They also learned about the nation's history and what they can do to become better citizens and community leaders. While in the nation's capital, the group had the opportunity to visit many cultural and historic landmarks, explore the Smithsonian museums, visit the National Cathedral, tour Mount Vernon and watch the changing of the guard at Arlington National Cemetery. Other highlights included an evening of dinner theater and marching in the National Independence Day Parade where they were in charge of one of the giant balloons. The Vermont delegation included, by county: Addison Britney Hill, Bristol; Alexis Ouellette and Sharon Palmer, both from Weybridge Chittenden Summer Colley, Jennifer Dickinson and Brooke Mobbs, all from Colchester; Mary Williams, Burlington Franklin Samantha Dezotelle and Cassie Westcom, both from Enosburg Falls; Will Stanley, Enosburg Falls Beth Carini, a 4-H volunteer from West Rutland, accompanied the group. The Colchester Sun PROFILE: | Thursday, July KNOLL FARM 15 26, 2012 Playing for keeps Colchester Catamounts gear up for season By KELLY MARCH The Colchester Sun The Colchester Catamounts Youth Football Program has come a long way since its inception about a decade ago. The team has already acquired a home field, a Division-I ranking and two championship titles in the Northern Vermont Youth Football League, but head coach Glenn Cummings has even greater aspirations for the future. Cummings got involved with the Catamounts when his son, then in first grade, now a sophomore, expressed interest in playing football. He attempted to enroll him into the then two-year-old program, but was told his son was too young. The next year, Cummings became a coach with the goal of never turning a player away. “Anyone can play “Our motto is ‘all we ask is all you’ve got.’ Every game is a rivalry challenge and we always look to have fun and play the best we can.” -Glenn Cummings, Head Coach football,” Cummings said. “It doesn’t matter if you’re big, small, short, tall, young, old, skinny, fat, male or female. There’s a spot on this team for anyone who wants to play ball.” When Cummings joined the program, the team of 30 had nowhere to play, so they hosted practices and games in public parks. In 2009, the Colchester Parks and Recreation Department approved Cummings proposal to clear over an acre of land adjacent to Bayside Park for the Catamounts to call home. Last year, the Catamounts put their paw print on the space with the construction of a 1,000 square-foot shed adorned with the team’s name, motto and logo. “We’ve already met a lot of my goals for the program,” Cummings said. “I wanted to have our own field and a den where coaches and players could get out of bad weather, brainstorm, watch videos and store equipment. We’ve achieved all that. Now, I want to get power to the den and have a scoreboard installed. I also have this pipedream of getting lights on the field.” The rest of Cummings goals are for the team itself. “Our motto is all we ask is all you’ve got,” Cummings said. “These kids play for keeps. Every game is a rivalry challenge and we always look to have fun and play the best we can. “ “Our first goal is safety,” Cummings added. “We put our kids in the best equipment we can purchase and we replace helmets and shoulder pads throughout each season. Sports 11 BAYSIDE CONCERT SERIES PHOTOS: 16 The 2011 Colchester Catamounts in grade four and under, above, and grade seven through eight, below, gather outside of their “den” on the team’s field adjacent to Bayside Park on Friday evening. Photos by Paul Lamontagne We have about 20 volunteer coaches and they all have gotten certification through USA Football. It’s all about being safe and having fun.” About 150 players now enroll each season, making the Catamounts one of the largest youth football programs in the state. “Colchester youth football has caught fire,” Cummings said. “I recruit all year round and it helps when you get a few championships under your belt.” This year, the Northern Vermont Youth Football League will split into two divisions and Colchester’s Holton to represent U.S. at Four Nations Cup in Estonia St. Michael’s College men’s basketball rising junior Mike Holton Jr. was one of 11 college players selected to represent the United States later this week and early next week at the Four Nations Cup in the European nation of Estonia. He joins a roster that boasts studentathletes from major Division I conferences, and will oppose teams with a pair of active NBA players. Holton’s East Coast All Stars will compete in the capital city of Tallinn on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday against national teams representing Estonia, Georgia and the Czech Republic. Among his teammates are a player who previously won gold medals for the United States at two international tournaments, an Atlantic 10 Conference AllRookie selection, and a Pac12 Conference All-Freshman pick. Two players apiece from Duke University, West Virginia University and Division III Lycoming College were selected, while the University of Iowa, the University of Maryland, Stanford University and Xavier University each claim one member. A Daktronics All-East Region pick last winter, Holton was second in the 16-team Northeast-10 Conference in scoring (17), free throws (120) and free-throw shooting (84.5 percent), leading the team in all three categories, in addition to three-pointers (48). The 6-foot-1 guard added career highs in rebounding (3.9) and assists (70). Holton also earned postseason honors from the NE-10 and the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) while leading his team in scoring during 17 of 26 games. In three contests against NE-10 regular-season cochampions Adelphi University and Franklin Pierce University two teams that qualified for the NCAA Tournament - Holton averaged 23.0 points on 54.1 percent shooting, including 56.3 percent (9-for-16) from threepoint range and 95.2 percent (20-of-21) on free throws. With 884 career points, Holton heads into 2012-13 aiming to become record has landed them in the Division I pool. “There aren’t going to be any gimme games anymore,” Cummings said. “It’s going to make the whole league more competitive, but it’ll still be centered around safe fun.” Players in grades four and under play flag football and grades four through eight play tackle football, with two divisions in each age group. Practices for all ages begin on August 13. Players can sign up anytime during the season through the team’s website www. colchestercatamounts.com. LITTLE LEAGUE the 14th Purple Knight junior to reach 1,000. The East Coast All Stars arrive in Tallinn on Thursday, opposing Viimsi Spordikeskuss for an exhibition game on Friday at 6:30 p.m. local time, which is seven hours ahead of Colchester and Eastern Daylight Time. The Four Nations Cup begins on Sunday, with Holton’s team tipping off at 5:45 p.m. against the Czech Republic, which is led by Jan Veselý, the No. 6 pick in the 2011 NBA Draft and a current member of the Washington Wizards. On Monday, it opposes the host nation at 8 p.m. before facing Georgia the next day at 5:45 p.m. Zaza Pachulia, the 6-foot-11 Atlanta Hawk center, will compete for his native Georgia during the tournament. To follow Holton and the East Coast All Stars, visit the squad’s Twitter account (http://www.twitter.com/ East_Coast_BBC). St. Michael's student-athletes recognized on NE-10 commissioner’s honor roll St. Michael's College had 190 studentathletes qualify for the Northeast-10 Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll for the spring semester, including five that posted a 4.0 grade-point average last semester. St. Michael's was fifth among the league's 16 institutions in total honorees, and tied for seventh by having 54 percent of its NE-10 student-athletes land on the Commissioner's Honor Roll. Student-athletes that earn a minimum 3.0 GPA during a given semester are eligible for the accolade. Eighteen of the Purple Knights' squads compete in the NE-10. Four of the five 4.0 student-athletes repeated a feat they turned in the fall. Recent men's lacrosse graduate Garrett Clark of Hingham, Massachusetts, rising women's basketball senior Megan Olsen of Glenmont, RECIPE: Blueberry goat cheese pizza SEE PAGE 15 New York, rising women's soccer senior Ali Lajoie of Litchfield, New Hampshire and rising softball junior Amanda Brigante of Colchester, were repeat qualifiers. Recent women's swimming and diving graduate Kaytlyn Kelley of Jefferson, Massachusetts also recorded a perfect 4.0 GPA in the spring. The women's cross country program topped St. Michael's with 22 honorees, a figure good for second in the NE-10 among women's cross country teams. With eight qualifiers, women's tennis tied for the league high in its sport, while women's basketball had 11, just one short of the conference leader. For a breakdown of each sport’s honorees, visit www.smcathletics.com/news/201112/20120718springcommish. The Colchester 10/11 All-Star little league team poses with the District I championship banner after winning the title game against Shelburne on Saturday. From left to right, third row: Coach Todd Daniels, Coach Steve Fath and Bos Powell. Second row: Shane Mable, Tyler Daniels, Jonny Barden, Luke Dion, Lucas McClanahan, Coach David Blow. First row: Jacob Cullen, Sam Fath, AJ Bushell, Jacob Blow, Dino Ayer, Ben Stapleton Photo contributed Thursday, July 19 W-Colchester L-Williston The Colchester 10/11 All-Star little league team beat Williston 3-1 in their double elimination play at Schifilliti Field on Thursday. The team got solid pitching from starter Jacob Blow, Sam Fath and Luke Dion. Jacob Blow, Tyler Daniels, Luke Dion, Bos Powell and Sam Fath led the offense. Colchester continued its solid defense in this hard fought matchup. Saturday, July 21 W-Colchester L-Shelburne The Colchester 10/11 AllStars beat Shelburne 26-0 in the District 1 Championship game on Saturday. Tyler Daniels pitched a complete 54-pitch game. Colchester banged out 16 hits, with multiple RBIs from Jacob Blow, Lucas McClanahan and Sam Fath. Every player reached base and scored at least one run in the win. Colchester will advance to the state tournament this weekend at Schifilitti Field. Their first game is against Essex Junction at 11 a.m. on July 28. 12 The Colchester Sun | Thursday, July 26, 2012 SPORTS SCHEDULE LEGION BASEBALL STATE TOURNEY THURSDAY, JULY 26 Game 1: Cannons vs. Lakes Region, 11 a.m. @ Castleton Game 2: Bennington vs. South Burlington, 2 p.m. @ Castleton Game 3: Addison vs. Brattleboro, 11 a.m. @ St. Peter Game 4: Rutland vs. Essex, 2 p.m. @ St. Peter FRIDAY, JULY 27 Game 5: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 3, 1 p.m. @ St. Peter Game 6: Loser Game 2 vs. Loser Game 4, 10 a.m. @ Castleton Game 7: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 3: 1 p.m. @ Castleton Game 8: Winner Game 2 vs. Winner Game 4, 4 p.m. @ Castleton SATURDAY, JULY 28 Game 9: Winner Game 6 vs. Loser Game 7, 10 a.m. @ Castleton Game 10: Winner Game 5 vs. Loser Game 8, 1 p.m. @ Castleton Game 11: Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8, 4 p.m. @ Castleton SUNDAY, JULY 29 Game 12: Winner Game 9 vs. Loser Game 11 1 p.m. @ Castleton Game 13: Winner Game 10 vs. Winner Game 11 4 p.m. @ Castleton MONDAY, JULY 30 Game 14: Winner Game 12 vs. Winner Game 13 1 p.m. @ Castleton Game 15: If needed 4 p.m. @ Castleton Donuts for a cause Donut Boys and Dunkin Donuts partner to benefit Travis Roy Foundation The Essex Donut Boys wiffle ball team will be heading to Little Fenway in Essex to participate in the 11th annual Travis Roy Foundation Wiffle Ball Tournament on the weekend of August 10-12. The tournament, open and free to the public, will again take place at the quarter-scale replica of the major league park built at the home of Essexnative Pat O’Connor. All proceeds from the event will go to the Travis Roy Foundation, which benefits spinal cord injury survivors and funds research to find a cure for paralysis. The foundation’s namesake Travis Roy, who resides with his family in Mallets Bay each summer, was paralyzed from the neck down in an accident that cracked his fourth vertebra eleven seconds into his first collegiate shift playing hockey for Boston University. Last year’s tournament raised a record $406,000, pushing the decade-long fundraising total of the tournament over $1.5 million. The Donut Boys, a team of 17-year-old boys from Essex Junction and Essex Town, will be at Dunkin Donuts on Route 15 across from the Champlain Valley Fairgrounds on Thursday, August 9 collecting donations for the Travis Roy Foundation. Dunkin Donuts will match any donations made between 7 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. -Kelly March SMC Lacrosse Trio Continues Playing Careers Abroad Three recent St. Michael’s College men’s lacrosse graduates have continued their careers in Australia this summer; Christian Cook of South Burlington, Peter Hanson of Andover, Massachusetts, and Tyler Violette of Amherst, New Hampshire, are playing for a team located in the suburbs of Adelaide. The trio moved abroad after graduation in late May to play for the Woodville Lacrosse Club, based just north of Adelaide in southeastern Australia. The Warriors have existed since 1899 and are considered one of the strongest clubs in South Australia, according to their website. The Purple Knight alums have mostly appeared for the top team in Woodville’s club system, helping it to a 2-8 mark in the Copyworld Men’s State League, and continuing a tradition over the past four years of St. Michael’s graduates traveling down under to compete in the program. Hanson has been chronicling the journeys of the three Purple Knights via his blog at kangaroolax.blogspot. com.au, discussing not only the differences between lacrosse in Australia and stateside, but also sharing his experiences in the local sporting culture and events unique to Australia. A two-year captain at St. Michael’s and a defender his senior year, Hanson has posted 16 goals and five assists in six games for the Warriors thus far. In four contests with Woodville’s State League squad and one with its Division I outfit, which is one level lower, Violette has seven goals and two helpers following a college career as a long-stick midfielder. Cook has seen time in three games between the State League and Division I, netting nine markers and adding three assists. He was a midfielder at St. Michael’s. The Essex Donut Boys’ wiffle ball team poses in front of the Travis Roy Foundation Wiffle Ball Rock of Champions during the annual tournament at Little Fenway in Essex last August. 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The results were the following: High Point Champion: Kira Clokey, Jericho High Point Reserve Champion: Alexis Walker, Essex Junction Adult Division Champion: Jane Newland, East Burke Reserve Champion: Jessica Gunther, Colchester Senior Division Champion: Katelyn Patenaude, Derby Line Reserve Champion: Kira Clokey, Jericho Junior Division Champion: Alexis Walker, Essex Junction Reserve Champion: Emma Pearson, North Hero Advanced Beginner Division Champion: Natalie Malmgren, Jericho Reserve Champion: Amanda Reardon, Essex Junction Beginner Division Champion: Faith Ploof, Essex Junction Reserve Champion: Eva Joly, Essex Junction New Beginner Division Champion: Maisey Baker, Essex Junction Reserve Champion: Connor Lang, Essex Junction Minature Horse Division Champion: Judy Thibault, Monkton Reserve Champion: Trenton Tibault, Essex Junction The next show that will be held at Freedom Farm will be the Chittenden County 4-H Foundation Benefit Horse Show on August 5. Christ the King School students celebrate their graduation. Photo contributed Sixteen Christ the King School eighth-graders graduated on June 15. Eleven of the graduates will attend Rice Memorial High School in South Burlington, one will be going to Essex High School, and four will attend Burlington High School. Molly Bushnell of Essex Junction (pictured fifth from the left in the top row) will attend Rice and Taylor Truax (pictured third from the left), also of Essex Junction, will attend Essex High School. Standing from left to right: Henry Conroy, Shelburne; Lena Burns, Burlington; Taylor Truax, Essex Junction; Katie McManamon, Burlington; Molly Bushnell, Essex Junction; Katie Hartnett, Burlington; Haley Pijanowski, Burlington; Hanna FitzGerald, Burlington; Quinn DiFalco, Burlington; Angela Cefarello, Colchester; Lindsay Rockwood, Milton; and Clay Scott, Waterbury. Kneeling from left to right: Matthew Cieslak, Hinesburg; Ryan Barrett, Colchester; Erik Cifrian, Fairfax; and Sebastian Huber, New Haven. St. Francis Xavier School Honor Roll The following area students were named to the Saint Francis Xavier School Honor Roll for the third trimester: Stephanie Langlais of Milton Robinson McCormick of Colchester Renee Thornton of Winooski High Honors Grade 8: Joseph Hester of Colchester Benjamin McCormick of Colchester Marlynn Serwili of South Burlington Ava Simonds of Burlington Vi Ann Tran of Winooski Grade 6: Nathaniel Trudeau of Jericho Junior Serwili of South Burlington Zachary Rongo of Milton Olivia Lesage of Winooski Grade 7: Kayla Corrigan of Colchester Curtis Ianni of Colchester Matthew LaChance of Colchester Honors Grade 8: Brittany Line of Milton Alexander Trudeau of Jericho Owen Wood of Colchester Grade 7: Jon Clark of Fairfax Johanne Diambou of South Burlington Sarah Eustis of Essex Junction Ryan Hester of Colchester Nathalie Simon of Colchester Cole Thornton of Winooski Grade 6: Greg Bolger of Williston Katrina Garrow of Milton Casey Keenan of Winooski Morgan Liska of Burliongton Madison Poulin of Colchester Savana Senecal of Milton Let Our EXPERT INSTALLERS Handle All Your: Roofing What’s Cooking in your Kitchen? 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They interact with people on a very intimate level and have an incredibly important role in an individual’s quality of life. This grant from WETF will enable the VNA to offer our current PCAs opportunities for advancement and increased job satisfaction and will also allow us to assist more people to join this laudable line of work. Our staff and our clients are very grateful to WETF.” Considering health care as a career path? The free three-week training program begins July 27. For more information contact Anna at the VNA at 802-860-4447 or visit www.vnacares.org. Vermont Gas announced plans in early July for an overall rate reduction of 3.6 percent that took effect on July 21. 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AWARD RV • ATV • Boat • Car Motorcycle • Camper TELL US YOURS Federally insured by NCUA news@colchestersun.com 15 The Colchester Sun | Thursday, July 26, 2012 Knoll Farm/The Center for Whole Communities Helen Whybrow and Peter Forbes www.wholecommunities.com By TRACEY MEDERIOS For The Colchester Sun Knoll Farm is an organic family-run farm owned by Helen Whybrow and her husband, Peter Forbes. The pair grows high-bush organic berries and raises purebred Icelandic sheep for breedstock, wool and grassfed meat. On the farm, the couple also runs a non-profit organization — The Center for Whole Communities. The Center for Whole Communities, founded about ten years ago, offers leadership development retreats and focuses on the environmental and social justice movements. Through these programs — and ongoing support — the couple networks with more than 1,000 leaders, in 450 organizations and communities, in 47 states. I recently spoke with Helen Whybrow, coowner of Knoll Farm and The Center for Whole Communities. Q: What is the connection between Knoll Farm and The Center for Whole Communities? A: We offer many programs through the nonprofit and Knoll Farm. The farm also presents a lot of agriculture workshops, everything from cheese and compost making to working with hand tools. The center’s longest programs are a week long and were developed by our faculty. It is a leadership curriculum, and our faculty comes from all over the country to help facilitate these retreats. The folks that attend the retreats are through our fellowship program. They don’t pay to come; they are given fellowship awards to attend this leadership curriculum. We probably have 1,000 alumni now who have come through this fellowship program. It is all grant funded, supported by about 12 different national foundations. Q: What is the mission of The Center for Whole Communities? A: The mission for The Center for Whole Communities is to knit together the environmental and social justice movements, to nurture leadership and communities, as well as organizations from around the country. The mission of our organization is to bring those conversations, revenue streams and ideas together so that there is a more holistic approach to social and environmental change. It is a curriculum that has evolved over a number of years, with the help of a great many people from across the country. Q: What is the difference between the mainstream environmental movement and the social justice movement? A: Traditionally, what one calls the “mainstream environmental movement” is very separate from the “social justice movement.” On the one hand, people from the environmental movement are working on such things as clean water, while the social justice groups are focusing on issues like public health, or access to food in areas where there isn’t good food security. Q: Why did you open The Center for Whole Communities? A: My husband, Peter Forbes, worked in the conservation movement for a long time. He was the New England director for the Trust for Public Land. Over and over again, he would see that saving, or conserving, a piece of land without the full engagement of the community was basically like putting a band-aid on the larger problem of land loss in this country. The whole social engagement aspect of land conservation and the environmental movement seemed key to him. Many people who work in the environmental movement get together to talk in hotels that don’t have any windows, or in a conference room with a corporate environment. They are not really connected to the land and to the work that they are doing. We had this vision of creating a refuge of sorts for environmental activists; it would be very land based — on a farm. Participants would eat food that was grown in our garden, picked right before the meal started. Because they were working on these hard issues, in a way that was renewing to them, we hoped that this setting could lead them to a deeper conversation and set of solutions than they would otherwise find. Q: How did it evolve into what it has become today? A: As we started working with conservationists, we realized that you really couldn’t have a conversation about land, land access and land protection in this country without talking about power and privilege, race and class, and other inequities. Therefore, our work started to migrate more into social justice, inclusion, racism and diversity. Then we started bringing in people from around the country who had much more expertise, and awareness, of these issues than we did, and began learning from them. Our work then really became about a place where very hard conversations could happen centered on land, land access, and equity. Our retreats and faculty are extremely diverse. We are very much about raising issues and conversations that are at the core of social and environmental problems in this country — issues that don’t often get addressed. Q: Why did you choose to raise purebred Icelandic sheep? A: Icelandic sheep are one of the more ancient breeds of sheep. I have heard that they have been bred and farmed in Iceland for almost 15,000 years. They are what one would call an ancient, or heritage breed, and because of this are of great interest to me. We started with a small flock around 10 years ago, and now have about 70 sheep. Ours lambs are born in April and stay with their mothers all summer, going to market at about 8 months of age. They are only fed grass and their mother’s milk; we don’t wean them. They are moved every two to three days and eventually graze all of the pastures. The areas that are grazed are rested long enough to build root mass and soil fertility, which has been stimulated by the grazing and fertilized by the animals. Q: How do Icelandic sheep differ from more traditional breeds? A: They have many qualities that one would associate more with wild sheep. The sheep only come into heat in the fall. Both sexes have horns. The females are very protective of their young and are good mothers. They tend to lamb easily on their own, without a lot of problems or need for assistance and are very hardy. The sheep don’t need a great deal of supplemental feed to thrive. We came to this land when the pastures were very worn out and wanted to renovate them by using sheep for grazing methods. The Icelandic sheep seemed very well suited to this land. We wanted to be able to move them through some of the really old, worn out pastures and have them thrive while the pastures improved as a result. Our barn wasn’t set up for sheep so we wanted to be able to lamb outdoors and not have a breed that was so highly bred that they needed a lot of help during lambing. In Iceland they are known as a triple purpose breed — used for meat, milk, and also wool. One of the beautiful things about their wool is that it comes in many different colors — an incredible array of earth tones. Q: Why did you choose to grow high-bush organic blueberries? A: There are two types of blueberries that are native to the Northeast. There is the low-bush variety, which is very close to the ground and harvested with a rake. They grow particularly well in Maine. Then you have the high-bush blueberries that are also native to the Northeast. They grow 4-6 feet high and do very well in the soil and slopes here. Our land is much more suited for highbush than low-bush. Highbush like a really acidic soil — which we have. We have a piece of land that tilts to the southeast, perfect for blueberries because they like a lot of sun. Some of our high-bush blueberries are the older heirloom variety and have a pretty distinctive taste. We have about an acre of blueberries and have also put in small quantities of peach, plum, kiwi, sour cherries, apples and currants. Eventually, we would like to have more fruits for sale, but right now we are just marketing our blueberries. Q: Why is farming rewarding for you? A: For me, it combines so many of the things I am passionate about, caring for plants and animals, and really being part of a landscape that feels healthy, vibrant and diverse. I also love having a place where people feel welcome, which also provides food for the community. I love working with my hands as well as being outdoors. I think farming is also an intellectual pursuit. It requires a lot of problem solving and mental ability, Kurt Sherman and Erik Van Hauer, co-owners of Two Black Sheep Farm & CSA, will be featured in next week's "Meet Your Local Farmer" column, along with their recipe for zucchini bread. FOOD Blueberry goat cheese pizza with caramelized onions and rosemary Recipe from Knoll Farm, food styling and photography by Tracey Medeiros 1 (14-by-16-inch) pizza Ingredients: 3 tbsp unsalted butter 2 large sweet onions, peeled, sliced thin and caramelized Kosher salt, to taste Coarse cornmeal, as needed 1 high quality pizza dough, preferably whole-wheat 2 tbsp olive oil, or as needed 8 ounces fresh chevre, at room temperature, preferably Vermont Butter & Cheese Creamery 1 1/2 pints fresh blueberries 3 tbsp fresh chopped rosemary Drizzle of Vermont honey Method of preparation: Preheat oven to 450 F. At least 45 minutes before baking pizza, preheat a pizza stone in the oven. as well as lots and lots of physical work. I am also on the board of NOFA-VT, and am very excited about what is happening in Vermont in terms of the revitalization of the food system and farming. Tracey Medeiros, of Essex, is a freelance food writer, food stylist, recipe developer and tester. Medeiros is the author of Dishing Up Vermont (Storey Publishing, 2008). Countryman Press will be publishing her second book, The Vermont Farm Table in the spring of 2013. Reach Tracey at: www. traceymedeiros.com or via e-mail at: traceymedeiros@ comcast.net. Come and pick your own in either of our locations For caramelized onions: In a large skillet, melt the butter over medium heat. Add the onions and stir to coat. Spread onions evenly in pan and let cook, stirring occasionally for 10 minutes. Sprinkle with salt, reduce heat to medium-low, and continue cooking for about 30 minutes more, or until onions are nicely browned. Remove from stovetop and set aside. Sprinkle coarse cornmeal onto a pizza peel and place the dough onto the peel. Using your hands, stretch the dough to the size of the peel, approximately 14by 16-inches, and brush with oil. Season lightly with salt. Arrange the chevre, then blueberries and onions on the crust. Top with rosemary, leaving a 1-inch border, and drizzle with honey. Slide pizza onto a preheated pizza stone or baking sheet and bake until the edge of the crust is slightly crisp and lightly browned, approximately 20 to 25 minutes. DO YOU RECOGNIZE THE SUBTLE SIGNS OF SICKNESS? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Inappropriate elimination Unexplained weight loss or gain Changes in grooming habits Changes in interaction Changes in activity Changes in sleeping habits Changes in food or water consumption 8. Signs of stress 9. Changes in vocalization 10. Bad breath Affectionately Cats Feline Veterinary Hospital and Boarding Suites www.affectionatelycats.com 60 Commerce St. Williston, VT. 05495 860-CATS (2287) Huge crop of Blueberries! Also in season, beans, squash and a whole lot more. Go to paulmazza.com for current availability Pennsylvania Peaches Are In! We are picking our own bi-color sweet corn now! Call About “Pick Your Own” raspberries at our Colchester location Paul Mazza's Fruit & Vegetable Stand 182 River Rd., Essex 879-3760 7 am - 8:00 pm 135 Poor Farm Rd., Colchester 879-0102 7 am - 8:00 pm 16 Music The Colchester Sun | Thursday, July 26, 2012 BY THE BAY Directed by Colchester High School Band director Evan Peltier, the Colchester Community Band plays at Bayside Park in Colchester during the Summer Concert Series 2012 on Saturday, July 21. The Colchester Community Band plays on the lawn at Bayside Park. Abagail Kaarla, left, claps, and Dylan Wood, second from left, looks on as the Colchester Community Band plays. Spectators look on as the Colchester Community Band plays. A band member stands out in silhouette as the sun sets during the concert. Band members play percussion instruments during the concert. Photos by Monica Donovan